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Politics Gone Sterile with Oligarchy — Politics in Desperate Need of Redemption/Resuscitation 2018

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bout oligarchy. I often read or hear it said, when there is a when there I often hear it said, or read bout oligarchy. down that politics has come to politics nowadays, reference

It is into this slough of horrors that our rulingour that horrors of slough this into is It class fallen, has Oligarchy cuts deeper. Oligarchy is a condition of the soul. of the soul. Oligarchy is a condition Oligarchy cuts deeper. But there is something even worse going on, of whichof even something is on, going worse there But No doubt polarizationNo describes of what passes for much winter

A this class who do not bow the knee to mammon are isolated, or isolated, this class are the knee to mammon who do not bow for more in the spirit of a deranged King Midas. Their politics in the spirit of a derangedfor more King Midas. which would nurture and the nature stupid and driveare all of us, The very few and families among individuals into oblivion. us, into self-defeating misery and failure. grasping alwaysa class and millionaires of billionaires composed to the economy, it reduces decision-making to shameless decision-making it reduces to the economy, people to money calculations that insidiouslysubmission destroy lifeand monsters turnsit sum In greedy into people nature. and is inherently divisive, savagely separating some from others. It others. savagely from separating some inherentlyis divisive, people into unjustified lures community, destroys saps energy, Applied and unjustifiable attitudes of superiority and inferiority. It betokens complete devotion to money from within the devotion to money from complete It betokens It nation. whole a or class, a or heartand mind person, a of won’t budge. won’t oligarchy. It’s polarization symptom. is a dominant politics nowadays, especially in our national and state capitols. especially and state capitols. national in our politics nowadays, endlesslypeople hear and see eachpast talking other, We which they from stand-pat positions with eachassailing other, with a terrible condition (a dis-ease)), called polarization. But is called polarization. (a dis-ease)), with a terrible condition that really so? Is that the heart matter? of the

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green horizon magazine horizon green Thread The struggle between privately money and publicly controlled money controlled Money actuallyMoney civilization worshiped who originatedand predates cultures human in Mother archetype of the Great The advent of civilization saw the repression A tapestry is made by repeatedly which those weaving the horizontal (weft) threads, Life is a tapestry make." we by the decisions woven has gone on for centuries with the private money dominating most of history. The for centuries on with the private most of history. has gone money dominating The colonists American Revolution challenged of England. the private money power most enduring human legacy, by giving nothing back. The money was also corrupted, The money was also corrupted, by giving nothing back. most enduring human legacy, as usury. a practice known gain, issued as debt for personal which the Priest/Kings THREADS THE WARP Our warp so our tapestry new and resilient threads tapestry strong will need structure, can determine the structural of a thread strength We can of time. withstand the march The our money. creating of the agreement or the nature is created, the thread by how of our old tapestry‘warp due to money being replaced are and weak threads’ broken thinkers great many and Dante Aristotle, Plato, Jesus, legalizedwas it usury. credit, with sin by every a great Once regarded because it religion the practice. have condemned notable challenges Despite some to the dominant of spiritual darkness. was a source the history it has dominated of civilization. of usury, forces the Great Mother architype as a sacred way to acknowledge our debt to the Earth, Mother architype our debt to the Earth, to acknowledge the Great way as a sacred Our which all life from ecology springs and is sustained. and our Mother, the Great profit. never was money for personal created Being sacred, deeply are related. economy angry and displaced by a powerful a sovereign/tyrant all establishing over male God, property made women This patriarchy instead of partners dance in the a patriarchy. what Daniel QuinnWith called came patriarchy a psychological darkness, of life. scarcity greed, Mother where side of the Great the shadow forgetting,” “the great imperialismthis arose From fearfulof host whole a and attributesviolent and reside. and mining the fertility the commons our deforesting of the soil leaving behind deserts, possess and feel a little presumptuous that I could contribute a unifying to possess and feel a little presumptuous narrative that could bring debt to us all together to take responsibility for our steadily growing Our current it forecloses us. do this before on we must However, the natural world. story a tapestry and like economy by our is dominated abuse that has worn thin from rich one and diverse in need to weave a new tapestry, We disintegrating. is in tatters, color and texture. and under the vertical those that over (warp) threads, and texture, the color provide very so they then tamping the horizontal are down threads close structure, provide The warp in this thread together completely hiding the vertical view. from threads metaphorical tapestryin law embodied a social agreement is our hidden money system, a currency. used to symbolizemade tangible with something it, " WORD creativity and skill humans that I am often humbled by the wealth of knowledge, Money

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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of Overcoming poverty task of charity, is not a justice. Like slavery It is povertyjustice. and apartheid, is not natural. and eradicated man made and can by the actions be overcome Sometimes to be a generation it falls on of human beings. Let blossom.” greatness can be the regeneration. You great. Mandela — Nelson POVERTY Prosperity Broadly based prosperity to poverty. is the solution What most of us have without poverty. state is an economic has been the ability get to however, “prosperity,” experienced as to watch its way enormousa job as you whistling by on wealth still get a job but you When can’t bubble bursts you the the top. This to the top. watch enormous its way wealth whistling by on really never seen prosperity for We’ve is prosperity for the few. Rather than ever all which system is what a public money can do. to replace capitalism with a sociallyto replace and ecologically responsible democracy. THE WEFT THREADS warp structuralwe’ve that our strong established thread Now “weftbase of publicly begin to weave in the let’s issued money to givethat those texture and color this tapestry, of threads” all the things we want in These are this unifying narrative. of which been festering have many long or denied, our society, newThe weft threads tapestry. the old in wornbroken and thin issues to the many the socially solutions responsible represent fiscalour is It policy public and society. facing problems and and education, healthcare, war, racism, to poverty, solutions Let’s see what they like might look degradation. environmental in our new tapestry. “ way of destroying the relations between humans and the rest between humans and the rest the relations of destroying way This severing of human society its from of the natural world. seeks Party the Green is why with nature life giving relationship green horizon magazine horizon green

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spring / The problem is that Marx, like Adam Smith, believed in the Smith, is that Marx, like Adam The problem History that capitalism is recognition supports the growing We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we have democracy, may We make our choice. must We may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we have of a few, in the hands wealth concentrated may — have both.” can’t winter Capitalism, however, is not just as an economic system; it is a system; is not just as an economic however, Capitalism, defunct ‘commodity theory‘commodity of money’that money thus missing defunct comprising both means and social of production itself is a force Socialists of capitalist this central feature power. ignore relations. to social intimacy and collaboration. It was a poor choice for to social intimacy and collaboration. trying to organize a society of cooperative enterprises. to tack on a nod to the ecology. The Communist/socialist The Communist/socialist to tack a nod to the ecology. on experiments due to using the same money system. suffered Usury barriers erecting money has psychological consequences destroying our natural life support system and must change. our natural life destroying support change. systemmust and Socialism is an industrial age ideology as well despite efforts which studies power without looking at wealth and Economics at wealth and Economics without looking which studies power and if the bankers which at power studies wealth without looking twain the shall meet.” “never have their way power in a society. The bankers did not want that. Any professor Any The bankers did not want that. in a society. power Economy’ will in a university‘Political names a class that today Science So we get Political by their superiors. be questioned management. The study of Political Economy was taken apart Economy The study of Political management. Science departments. and Political and divided into Economics between wealth and studies the relationship Economy Political cover. Two years later they mandatory won mass schooling, Two cover. to inculcate their parents them from away taking the children industrialists that values the with socialuseful for found most and they won their Federal Reserve of 1913 whichand they their Federal officially won Act ceded the monetary authority to the private banking system give to it a quasi-governmental process a convoluted creating demands for issuing more greenbacks was in the platforms of alldemands for issuing more The capitalist bribed bankers partiesthe progressive in that era. to support and the press their proposal Congress clergy, professors, OPPOSITION The monetary authority is public policy. over Money is power century of the 19th and progressives power this; understood continued until the bankers eventuallycontinued the greenbacks. retired “ parts but failed due to the power of publicly issued money, parts publicly of but failed due to the power issued money, of whichgreenbacks Lincoln used to fight off the dissolution Thus the struggle between private and public money the nation. serviceunrulyan capital international to were we but whichteam civil The world. the of elite financial the threaten to continued manageable up into more war was an effort the nation to break money for a free democratic society a free money for crushed of the power by an industrial creating of vision and Hamilton’s banker money Our harnessed was a world in nation colossus. dominating giant, had learned the power of public money and funded their funded and money public of learnedhad power the While struggle power the won the war was with it. revolution publicly of vision issued saw farmerthat ensued Jefferson’s 2018

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Ecological balance means we have to curtail emissions, Ecological balance means we have to curtail emissions, A public money system the massive can fund and promote Schooling is something someone else gives you. Education is else gives you. Schooling someone is something something you give yourself!” give yourself!” you something “ EDUCATION Our mass schooling system was devised and implemented by the industrialists two years after of the money. control they got parents their from away taken be to children the allowed It shift to intensive capablelocal organic of production food using less water and no need feeding the world with better food, Soil indicates that fertilityfor soil killing research chemicals. is This research directly proportional to the life within the soil. purely biological we can fertile grow us how soil has also shown soil water, more holds that soil carbonfeedsthat air, the on from This is all food. the nutrients needed for healthy that provides agriculture stabilizing the naturalregenerative systems that give soil is engaged in healthy economy Like a healthy rise to life. exchange. and robust constant HEALTHCARE the best healthcare provide we need to have allresources the We In our new tapestryand education possible. will healthcare be fully as well of health threats prevention funded and focused on as care for injury Public money can that assure and disease. easily accessed and is available, the latest medical knowledge Plant its thousands of therapeutic based medicines with applied. will transformcompounds human health that has been used for will not be limited to Research instead of for genuine profit care. symptoms to maintain an illness for treating products creating of the media can The power and prevention. actual cures but on public health. good promoting toward be directed FOOD natural is intimatelyproduction to our Earth’s tied Food climate system. to our hidden money and water, soil, systems, The Everyone needs food everyday industry. making it a huge industrialized centralized and industry agriculture is dominated becauseby the banks they massive money for these lend the to The banks have used their power operations. mono-cropping massively displace smaller farmers as they expand operations. and private agriculture control mass mono-crop deforestation, The truth is centralized agribusiness does not of the money. feed the world but rather it constricts the feeding world of the vast grain By dumping surpluses into motive. due to its profit ample and nutritious food providing who were poor nations making people destroyed are local economies for themselves, The industrialized system the also destroys them. dependent on living food-bearing If small to farmers capacity continue of soil. the world will lose its the land, lose the basis of their production, capacity to feed itself. green horizon magazine horizon green

— Victor Hugo If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty sins will be committed. If the soul is left in darkness, one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes but the one the the sin, is not he who commits one darkness.”

6 “ roles compassion and empathy play in healing individuals and in healing play and empathy compassion roles communities. others but when judgement becomes pathologicalbecomes judgement but when others can it lead judgment. is the opposite of Compassion to violent behavior. Public money can to teach fund public programs about the social racism, a learned behavior where one imagines others are imagines others are one a learned behavior where social racism, This is an indication of deep psychological inferior. somehow of of us have presuppositions Many issues with self-worth. them in conflict. By reclaiming our sovereign prerogative to have reclaiming prerogative By our sovereign them in conflict. we can of all, general for the issue the money Government welfare ending toward way This will a long go racism. end institutional media and academia to support whatever served their interests They could use the schools and media to inculcate their best. distorted values and divide the people by race and class to keep considered themselves supreme. They were rich and powerful, richThey were and powerful, themselvesconsidered supreme. industryThey could dominate and not. and most people were the They could control policy government to suit themselves. do that with authentic democracy, a system that provides an a system that provides do that with authentic democracy, White men have held the money equitable distribution of wealth. they “white supremacy,” for centuries of whichpower is the root RACISM We racism racism. we need to first end institutional address To we can produce enough healthcare and education for all as well. we can and education enough healthcare for all produce as well. we’ve just not been to do this, not short are of the resources We system. to do this by the current the money allowed public money system will put money into people’s pockets so the systempublic money will put money into people’s and servicesexchange for needed goods can unimpeded on go and housing, and food enough produce We by the lack of money. to work with instead of against nature, creating an economics of an economics creating with instead of against nature, to work wellbeingThe securityand will have positive provides this care. A reversing effects the diseased of usury. psychological effects, greater exploitation of the commons, prosperity for all will be of the commons, exploitation greater as we learn with allthe sharing the life therein, of the commons the land, the world will lose its the world will lose the land, itself. capacity to feed If small farmers continue to lose farmers continue If small of their production, the basis

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I have long argued that the path to radical argued that the I have long social transformation called for the T winter threads of the new and creation. of opposition politicalthreads cultures strictly accountable by them as it turns the ship around. Such a “party” (and the name “party” Suchstrictly a accountable by them as it turns the ship around. loving challenging, it holds) will be the patient, connotations is apt for the convivial richly diverse and it will embrace the multiple, people, of many of the actions product Instead of these halting if promising precursors, though, what we need is some excitingly what we need is some though, precursors, Instead of these halting if promising new and original and can that would bring out of the social movements then be held it to power comes yet being that party. COMES NEXT? WHAT the long movement for radical reforms in Kerala, India; the experiences of the world’s the experiences of the world’s India; for radical movement in Kerala, the long reforms and perhaps Each of these, and the global climate parties; justice movement. Green without suggest or hint at a new kind of political entity or party, Podemos, most of all, also the much-heralded political experiment under way in Rojava, in northern politicalalso the much-heralded Syria. experiment in Rojava, under way Tide the Latin has American Pink and Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, in Meanwhile, Other this include struggles that point toward near this intersection. also been working movement that grew up in Iceland after the great crash of 2008, and the electoral and the that grew up in Iceland aftermovement crash of 2008, the great the in Spainfoibles and fortunes could reference (one of Syriza and Podemos in Greece and Labour we wish, Corbyn in Britain Party in the direction under Jeremy as trending EXISTING MODELS be sure, To of them and hopefully such experimental learn from forerunners as the political that I do not consider my beloved Green Party the sole, or even main agent for the the sole, Party Green my beloved that I do not consider if we want to aim higher. broader have to go We these changes. party, elections and direct action, acted upon the urgency acted upon of the mandate for thinking action, and direct elections party, our will essay explore This synthesis and embraced a creative of the two? in new ways, Readers will note these lines. for ways out of it along predicament and the prospects in which we find ourselves, and the lack of adequate action on all and the lack sides (myselfin which of adequate action we find ourselves, very included)much the necessity consider means that we need to of imagining something akin to a new party. kind of formation of the most inventive social movement the world of the most inventiveformation But as a social movement has ever seen. scholar of twentieth-century and twenty-firstrevolutions century for radical movements social change, dynamism from below and a newa and partyof vision in kind transnational below dynamismfrom organization, not. including are the left, that other parties, and organization those on in a way state power and those who seek to transform the very nature of power. Though far Though transformto seek who those and very the power state power. of nature when in compromises and having made invidious in the US and UK, power from movement social of theycombination powerful the at hint Germany, in as government (and it won’t be just the Green Party of today) Party of Green the just be won’t it (and We Will a Need We For True System Change, Not Climate Change, Change, Climate Not Change, System True For 2018

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spring / winter 8 Emergent strategyEmergent we how is The perspective is based on The perspective is based on If this sounds more evocativeIf this sounds more than intentionally change in ways that our capacitygrow the to embody just and liberated worlds we long it’s honest, if I’m and maybe, for, to be in for how a philosophy in and with the and love, harmony world. be put into motion. strategies for organizers building and justice for movements that leverageliberation relatively create to simple interactions and systems, patterns, complex transformations– including and interdependence adaptation, fractal awareness, decentralization, and transformativeresilience justice, and iterativenonlinear change, possibilities…. more creating prescriptive, that’s because it’s about because it’s that’s prescriptive, cultivating attending to process, diversity, maximizing our relationships, and staying open to learning and deciding which situations, unfolding in uncertain, useful to social skills more much are step-by-step list of than any movements activities to check off. LINKING ARMS: A US SCENARIO

Whatcandidates featured US the in election future a if articulating their desires and most sought-after outcomes. Afterarticulatingsought-after and most desires their outcomes. starting issues, of relevant state the current of an assessment with strategyan emergent to identify exercise to a visioning on moves which stage, analysis” “change this with a follows our ideal state, to achieve needs to changeoutlines what in order those visions, that projects to identify the exercise “action” with an and ends the potential to with about, most passionate are members group than the number of ballots either Donald Trump or Hillary Trump than the number of ballots either Donald received. Clinton activists of the social movements the young emerging from allied with initiatives, in the transition and the older ones parties and other progressive that those members of the Green and disaffected Sandernistas, the stage, willing to share were all individuals everywhere, from and passionate committed the country?across Let’s end with a speculative future set in the United States, ground ground Let’s in the United States, set end with a speculative future of the dissatisfaction In the 2016 elections, zero of capitalism. Americans with tens with their political system was manifest, or vote voters choosing eligible register not to of millions more the country? activists of the social ones in the transition ones in the transition the stage, disaffected the stage, green horizon magazine horizon green other progressive parties emerging from the young emerging from movements and the older that were willing to share and passionate individuals members of the Green and What if a future election in What if a future everywhere, from all across everywhere, the US featured candidates the US featured initiatives, allied with those initiatives, Sandernistas, and committed Sandernistas, Emergent Strategy: Strategy: Emergent 7

5 This approach counsels This approach The and the Tomorrow system, without capitalism, without without capitalism, system, to the ZAD Demain 4 this then brainstorming how to fashion some some to fashion then brainstorming how to co-create radical to co-create social transformation have been introduced have been introduced to take power where that is possible and in that is possible where to take power Transition initiatives, Transition brought together people brought 6 social movements, social A valuable recent approach to the problem of making change of making problem to the approach A valuable recent And if it isn’t clear now, or yet, we are striving to eventually we are or yet, clear now, if it isn’t And Meanwhile, Meanwhile, It sounds simplistic and unrealistic, too and unrealistic, It sounds simplistic What if we could harness the people power, radical What harnesswe could if power, the people

generate a collective analysis to focus on that enables all present title of adrienne maree brown’s 2017 book, 2017 book, brown’s title of adrienne maree Worlds. Changing Change, Shaping up in an inclusive the bottom from to activists to work way top and back again. to the bottom in the midst of diversity and chaos is that heralded in the build a future without without build a future without the violence without obscene inequality, endless growth, to and with democratic bottom participation from of militarism, Réunion in the Indian Ocean, and a refreshing experiment with and a refreshing in the Indian Ocean, Réunion India. village democracy in Kuthambakkam, England, a paper factory run England, in France economy, principlesthe on circular the of Laorganic farming with solar panels on that runs from urban gardens in Detroit, runsthat urban in Detroit, gardens from to a zero-waste in San plant processing local currency in Bristol, Francisco, accompanying book in English book accompanying vibrancy the capture and possibility of space a global across these movements, summer of 2017 all parts from engaged in this work of the film The French country. from Totnes in the UK Totnes from The France. in the woods and fields of Gathering in the Towns Transition US whether by that name or (more often)whether by that name or (more being and are have sprouted other, some locations today, in multiple tended rising voices, the vast majorityrising of them voices, not yet well known. predecessor, the global justice movement, the global justice movement, predecessor, and their offspring in Black Lives Matter, other many and many, Standing Rock, social movements movements social Arab just the Spring Not and above. short-livedtheir brilliant, but Occupy, good to be practicable. But what have what But we practicable. to be good winning at present. aren’t We to lose? got So these pieces. think about let’s transition initiatives transition the local level? to the national from new new kind of party to support beginning process the all enable and emerging the imagination, and boundless energyimagination, of all these new of actors starting the among facilitating discussions by of the future, 8

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9 must Then Let us all 11 their only possible we would be able be would we us, might now be the might now Then 10 Such new parties, if they emerge, and the and Such if they emerge, new parties, drive and hold them accountable, will need drive hold them accountable, and armslink to firmly transition existing with of projects more initiatives and the many willthat everywhere.be built to need creation those who hold it, in place after place. In in place after place. those who hold it, experiments these unknown with the time, would be able to support each other and link themselves and co-create to find together The new we want. the pathways to the future out of our movements entities that come and be made to live up to their promise must by to enact our dreams guarantors. that diverse social movements broader, Change Not Climate Change.” Change Not rightour newimagine to exercise names and their key “parties,” for our movements, demands. CONCLUDING THOUGHTS to have to leverage going are the We and beauty and power of our many strength and ideas into a newmovements kind of entity – a completely new kind of party – that can from away take political power

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we would be able to take on the legacy we would be able to take on of inequality and This essay is offered in the hope of generating further is offered This essay As the Zapatistas, those un-professionals of hope, often of hope, those un-professionals As the Zapatistas, Globally, Globally, say, “We want a world where many worlds fit.” That world, That world, want a world worlds many where fit.” “We say, and will be created worlds, many our somehow containing to do constructed willing to seek it, by all of those who are also brings joy so much not forget, let’s (which, work the hard in and heart, imagination, and to embrace hope, and purpose), equally abundant measure. and the readers among participation commitment and passionate millions of ordinary occasion. rise to our common people who must And they must synergistically they must And efforts to support each other’s governance. we need for global the collectivefashion power ambitious, (fair, “FAB” articulate a COP we would see a people’s universalbinding) and climate treaty. to tax and legislate the fossil fuel corporations out of business. Then Then… genocide that the United States has been built on. countries. that a majority felt this way.” allin the service of these movements the network name for most intersectional in the broadest, of radical climate justice, young that one is meme sustaining Its term. the of understanding climate activists carried justice literally the a banner through on occasion the ill-fatedof the on Copenhagen of frosty streets “System demanding in December 2009, 15 negotiations COP What we need is What we need green horizon magazine horizon green winning at present. original kind of party It sounds simplistic and some excitingly new and we got to lose? We aren’t We we got to lose? unrealistic, too good to be too unrealistic, practicable. But what have But what have practicable. (or network, or coalition)... (or network,

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spring / winter science. He is a former co-chair of the Green Party of (2002-2003) and has served a number of Tennessee terms as a TN delegate on the Green Party National Committee. In 2006 be began the ‘Moving the Money HOWARD SWITZER HOWARD is an ecological architect and student of monetary

There was an accident between two less intersections There major to Main Street Campaign,’ adopted by GPUS in 2007, which has since been taken up by other groups. He is an active advocate for monetary reform and was invited to join with the American Monetary Institute to help revive the American Revolution electorally to reclaim national economic sovereignty for the democratic governance of the United States and the world. their sovereign right to self-governance by issuing their own right own their issuing by self-governance to sovereign their Once we end centralized monetary authority money. nation’s we can at ways to further look decentralize and power extraordinary an will It require human collaboration wealth. the cultural and political barriersto overcome to change. in rushHowever I witnessed something hour traffic a few hope. that gave me some weeks ago A large SUV had been spun sidewaysthan a block and apart. was blocking two of traffic lanes and the other car was wrecked sideblockingand one two lane leaving just lanes on third a Despite the huge amount of traffic pouring these into open. drivers emergencyno and intersections vehicles scene, the on immediately began shifting each into a single file lane from of trafficaccident. past the a steady flow allowing direction was no there this; but consider This was not a major problem no politics, were there directions, giving any no one leader, even discussion, any wasn’t there was no divisive rhetoric, there people simply and in recognized and understood the problem the remedy. another created with one cooperation The Money Thread, continuedThread, 6 page from Money The to inculcate that they industrial had and to assure values publicly Using issued money our force. labor a compliant education would be transformedand integrated into the experience to teach real children community allowing between our lives natural and the the connections world. each learnerEducation to would seek to inspire programs the in making their unique role understand and play explore, Education instructionalan be not would worldplace. better a a supportive that provides but a facilitative one process their in which each to explore learner feelsatmosphere free and critical Both creative thinking beliefs them. and express compassionate a whole, create to help abilities would be used and empathetic person. A NEW TAPESTRY Our tapestry see how but I hope you complete is far from monetarythe foundational the system provides allow we to the Earth. we relate and how structure for our economy Becausesystem the systema global is exertneed to all nations Studies in second (Paris: Actes green horizon magazine horizon green (Toronto: Alfred Alfred (Toronto: updated and Journey to Earthland: The Great Radical Ecological Democracy Out of the Wreckage: A New (Boston: Tellus Institute, 2016), as well as the (Boston: Tellus , directed by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent , directed (London: Verso, 2017); Patrick Reinsborough and 2017); Patrick Reinsborough (London: Verso, Emergent Strategies: Shaping Change, Changing Demain Re:Imagining Change: How to Use Story-based Strategy to JOHN FORAN the within and on a scholar-activist as passionately works at the he sees as which movement, global climate justice any prospect of achieving social center of the struggle for A change in the 21st century. justice and radical social can It www.resilience.org. at published is work his of lot 8 (1) (2014): 5-25, http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/index. Tomorrow: All Over the Globe, Solutions Already Exist Tomorrow: The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution (Oakland: AK Press, 2017), 23-24. (Oakland: AK Press, This is also the name and acronym astutely adopted by a small but feisty This is also the name and acronym network of North American ecosocialists with whom I am engaged, and whose analyses and discussions can be found on their website: https:// systemchangenotclimatechange.org/ global-poll.html Citizenship “World Wittner, found in Lawrence are The passages quoted here Might Think” (September 17, 2017), http://portside. Popular Than You Is More org/2017-09-19/world-citizenship-more-popular-you-might-think BBC World Service, “Global Citizenship a Growing Sentiment among Citizens Service, “Global Citizenship a Growing BBC World of Emerging Economies: Global Poll” (April 27, 2016), https://www.globescan. com/news-and-analysis/press-releases/press-releases-2016/383-global- citizenship-a-growing-sentiment-among-citizens-of-emerging-economies- Sud, 2017). brown, adrienne maree Worlds initial-report-transition-national-gathering-and-movement-strategy-session See the film trailer for the book is by (2017) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUN0QxRB7e0; Cyril Dion, Transition Town Notes website: https://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/ Town Transition https://zad.nadir.org/?lang=en website: Zone À Défendre and Movement National Gathering Nils Palsson, “Initial Report on the Transition Strategy Session” (September 15, 2017), http://www.transitionus.org/blog/ cultures of opposition/resistance and creation, can be found in John Foran, can be found and creation, of opposition/resistance cultures Situation,” in “Beyond Insurgency to Radical Social Change: The New Social Justice, php/SSJ/article/view/1036/1006 These cases are all discussed, along with the foundational concepts of political all These cases are (December 16, 2017), http://www.radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/finding- pathways-to-a-better-future/ A more extended version of this essay has been published as “Finding Pathways extended version of A more the issue of Political that our movements confront A proposal to a Better Future: finding new ways to take and use it.” Power, edition (Cambridge: Polity, 2015); Paul Raskin’s 2015); Paul Raskin’s edition (Cambridge: Polity, to Planetary Civilization Transition at https://thenextsystem.org/. work of The Next System Project Doyle Canning, Win the World, Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change [2010]); Manuel Castells,expanded second edition (Oakland: PM Books, 2017 the Internet Age, Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movement in and positive new alternatives are increasingly being made: see Micah White’s being made: see Micah White’s and positive new alternatives increasingly are excellent A. Knopf Canada, 2016); George Monbiot in Politics for an Age of Crisis Calls for a new kind of party and/or a synthesis of oppositional social movementsCalls for a new kind of party and/or a synthesis of oppositional            The path will be long, hard, dangerous, and difficult, friends, friends, and difficult, dangerous, hard, willThe path be long,

2 9 8 7 4 5 6 3 1 john-forans-iicat-research-portal/), and the Climate Justice Project (www. john-forans-iicat-research-portal/), climatejusticeproject.org). also be found in two places that he has helped co-create: the websites of that he has helped co-create: the websites also be found in two places of Climate Action and Theory (www.iicat.org/ the International Institute 11 10 10

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To be blunt we have what seems like a tendency or attack to discredit the credibility To www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/michael-nagler/six-principles-of-nonviolence Claim our legacy. Specifically, we seem to have harsh criticisms for Nader, Cobb, and Stein (and almost Cobb, we seem to have harsh criticismsNader, for Specifically,

Recurrently, people continue to demonize people continue and revisit the history of our presidential Recurrently, King’s political-philosophy extends further extends King this and it is best said by the political-philosophy beyond King’s

* Open Letter to the United States Green Party (individuals, states, caucuses, locals, groups, committees) and Green Party allies: Party and Green committees) groups, locals, caucuses, states, * Open Letter States to the United (individuals, Party Green W winter their motives challenged years and years after campaigns? cannibalize even Greens afterWhich our own the fact? no longer us are among Greens Who at the table and who gets to decide that? welcome of these gets to decide that any or people deserve have their characters assassinated, the mud, to be dragged through McKinney/Clemente (and no intraparty treated these candidates criticism were of how or like some It is true not appreciate that we may and have been since the campaign). that the campaignsof the decisions is it that we can or candidates made but how individuals and candidates will of the subjects. not have any nuanced perspectives on Ironically for or about we have little to say VP candidates). about the nothing to say partners) that we agree with 100% of the time. So do we think we will or must why partners) with 100% of the time. that we agree havewe that meaning come document, platformThe consensus a is politically? agree up with the thing we can with but it is not perfect most agree and it does not mean that of former candidates, especially, if some disagree with what they did or said, or a with what they did or said, disagree if some especially, of former candidates, (evenno person is intimate most our there be real let’s But the campaign decision made. have disagreed with. Now, this is in no way an effort to rewrite history. It is meant for It an effort this is in no way to rewrite history. Now, with. have disagreed and find a way issues that have at these festered look hard to take a if we choose to, us, forward them. through candidates, we have put a lot of stock in those fledgling candidates, and havecandidacies stored candidatesthe if or when anger of lot a up campaignsor choicesmade may others that Center at www.thekingcenter.org/king-philosophy. 5. Use power carefully. power Use 5.  6. 2. Always include2. constructive alternatives. term. of the long Be aware 3. Look for win-win solutions. 4. TENETS OF NONVIOLENCE Respect everyone–including1. yourself. externally. The biggest challenge is that people seem to have a “do it my way or no way” or no way” my way it “do challengeThe biggest to havepeople seem is that a externally. the of how and the foundation the tenets of nonviolence have forgotten We attitude. the political in itself as an icon arena. proposes Party Green Over the past few months there have been some very hostile, nasty, and destructive Over very few have the past nasty, been some there months hostile, systems who have and others a voice within the Green found exchanges between Greens challengesinternally real face some and We (namelyof communication social media). new year or just a continuation of the previous year (and years) depends solely on us. new year of the previous (and years) year depends solely or just a continuation us. on 2018

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Then after asking the questions let’s show them. In every them. Then after show let’s asking the questions better to work cordially to vow are invited In 2018 you We are a political party. And we are an active agent of change. an active agent of change. we are And a political party. are We of the DC Statehood Green Party in Washington, DC and as a National a as and DC Washington, in Party Green Statehood DC the of He is a member and Co-Chair of the GPUS Co-chair of the US Green Party. National Black Caucus & Lavender Caucus. This article states the views of the author and does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of any institution or organization. ​ supporters, sustainers, and voters. In 2018, let’s show the nation the nation show let’s In 2018, voters. and sustainers, supporters, Do? #WhatWouldGreensDo? Greens –WhatWWGD? Would #GPUS #GreensImperative. #WWGD? at every in every media, social post on release, activity, press do when elected to fulfill WILL what Greens we need to show This is what will make and achieveour mission our platform. not pushing and bullying way, to get our own the difference, collective for the common we need to work Instead, individually. to we were each where of us came why from reason good...the Do not let 30+ years of building Party. populate the Green disintegrate in intraparty squabbles and fracturing factions. and to honorably, to disagree each other, to respect together, electoral need to build a national We for good. use our powers the elected column for wins on we need to get more strategy, direct outreach, need more We and locals. in states Greens including campaign and engagement, organizing, action, voter education, building efforts, movement candidate schools, initiatives and other that (especially financial), to build resources ballot access and successful candidates. more will ensure to attractwe agenda for the who will and people voters work us among someone that sure am I havedriveif we away. people will to letter and attempt find fault with this cast it as something to judge the words, I ask you this, read those who For it is not. for yourselves. and intent character, and activities movements in engaged be should means we This action and that them to action and move that engage people evolvingan are We eventuallyshould record. voting Green a to lead a cult and we will not not always can but we agree politicalparty, evolving a progressive are political party We to consensus. come communism, we haveand this means that of socialism, elements participatory based on and radical revolutionist, reformists, important is more element and than another one No democracy. are we cannot be the party of the people without all them.We of evolving political party;progressive, totime it is imperative, the not only believe it and begin to live it. that but to KNOW WOULD GREENS DO? #WWGD - WHAT need to be a repository for hope so that we can our increase We green horizon magazine horizon green We are driving people away, good people. We do not havenot do We people. good driving away, people are We Even more disturbing is the attack on other greens like Andrea, disturbing like Andrea, Even more is the attack other greens on

But what of this trend? In the midst of talking about and the midst of talking In of this trend? But what Now, none of these people are “above reproach” but they did do reproach” “above are people of these none Now,

12 have the passion and fortitude to help us build. We cannot hope We and fortitudehave the passion build. to help us opinion or perspective be theyopinion fundamental or subtle. with everythingto agree but we cannot drive who people away mentioned these for their relative recognition. The point I am recognition. these for their relative mentioned making is that we cannot to trash build together if we continue of we have a difference those with whom and attempt to discredit same process and come to a reckoning so we can forward. to a reckoning move and come same process these typesBut we have to address to have a way of issues without others as well but I are There characters. assassinating people’s by other greens. These attacks need to stop. If there are legitimate are If there These attacks need to stop. by other greens. If the and resolve them. them, address concerns lets air them, the follow then let’s to change, concerns amount to resistance That is manipulative and disingenuous plain and simple. to name a few, and myself, Samantha Pree-Stinson, George M, growth of one over the other. We cannot have to socialists asking We other. the over of one growth with our voters by having us encourage votes in a ranked-work to do the same at the same time. and then refuse choice situation Green values. There are Green Socialists Green socialists that lean and are There values. Green together but the we should seek to work and in the end, green and development growth not just the be mutual must end result access GPUS has gained but this makes us vulnerableaccess GPUS has gained but this makes as well and welcome meet the influx with both must We as powerful. caution so that we can the sanctity protect of the party and the Somehaveparts community partiesother progressive the of to have partiesSocialists and Communists they fight for or in. can these parties do not have the types of ballot Clearly, populate. the sanctity of the party for the party not just for our own of the party to see the work If we desire grow individual desires. our brand more. impact we need to protect and maintain some A HOME FOR PROGRESSIVES communities progressive out to any GPUS seems to be reaching ensure must We also vulnerable. for them but we are as a home a strategic plan to elect people and/or disrupt the system giving political in the mainstream world. prominence GPUS more current campaigns in states and could make the difference current that years Strategy I have advocated a National that For local areas. and includes ballot campaign access, and candidate development, Clark, and the Robin Lavern and the Robin Wilson Senate campaignsClark, or the Seth Kaper-Dale Hawkins, Howie LauraWells, Luis Rodriguez, or recent little on and precious or other gubernatorial campaigns, detracting from the presidential campaigns, we have not had real we have not had real campaigns, the presidential detractingfrom ticket that really down also made an work of the great discussions Colia Flowers, about the Margaret conversations real No impact. collectively. It is also true and the next that eachon success built collectively. it is my fervent that the next campaign hope will even do better. the work of the party. They ran campaigns and in each successive of the party. the work in our work campaign or made improvements better did something

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Likewise Edward Goldsmith. He published “A Blueprint for Survival” prior to the “A He published Likewise Goldsmith. Edward

Political ideologies don’t conform to hard-and-fast definitions. There are are There definitions. to hard-and-fast conform ideologies don’t Political T winter ever contested in October 1974.” (from: “My Answer,” January 2003) “My Answer,” (from: ever in October 1974.” contested have never had any contact with right wing political parties. The only partyhave I have been never with right contact wing political had any parties. was largelyformation whose by A triggered off Party, Britishof is the a member Green Blueprint for Survival. I stood for the first parliamentaryParty that the Green election against the electors on such issues as unemployment, health, child malnutrition, the child malnutrition, health, such issues as unemployment, against the electors on of this 87,000 copies land. and contaminated privatisation of the nuclear industry, I . . candidates . distributed Party constituencies in different by Green were booklet who elected them to power. I hated Mr. Major’s government and set up a commission and set up a commission government Major’s I hated Mr. who elected them to power. It was an Assessment.’ Record: Tory ‘The entitled that published a 64-page booklet it had sided with big industry how showing and of its record, indictment a merciless Thatcher, George Bush and John Major—and, in effect, Bill Clinton and Tony Tony Bill and Clinton in effect, Major—and, Bush and John George Thatcher, of big and the interests growth to defending committed economic Blair as well—are with those of the citizens ways conflict in total in many that are interests corporations, leftists labeled him an anti-Marxist technological reactionary, Goldsmith responded: Goldsmith responded: leftists labeled him an anti-Marxist technological reactionary, not mean that I am right does wing in the normal be a conservative‘c’ with a small “To Margaret Reagan, such as those of Ronald Right wing governments sense of the term. group of previously disparate environmental organizations coalesced around its ideas its ideas organizations of previously around coalesced group disparate environmental “Theunder the rubric of for Survival.” Movement influenced the movement Goldsmith neither leftWhen nor right” paradigm, British orientation. “new embracing a toward capitalism yet not enamored with socialism or with standard-fare leftismcapitalism with socialism or with standard-fare in general. yet not enamored A Stockholm. in held Environment Human the on Conference UN 1972 watershed and (b) disdain big government social programs in favor of more local, decentralized local, in favor of more social programs and (b) disdain big government who authored Trainer, Ted Consider to problems. solutions critical Conservative.”“Neolithic Both were who called of himself a Goodman, Paul golden age of benevolent autocracy. Those types of conservatives unlikely are to be of benevolent age golden autocracy. self- are there hand, On the other politics. comfortablemilieu of Green the within identified conservatives who (a) prioritize conservationresources, of social and natural magazine conservatives prior others romanticize some capitalism; market free who champion the Conservative Party, who had been inspired by the manifesto called “A Blueprint “A manifestothe by called inspired been had who Conservativethe Party, Its original The principal Goldsmith. author of the latter was Edward for Survival.” influential issue of the January filledversion the entire of Goldsmith’s 1972 edition movement. It was founded by Tony Whittaker, a former Kenilworth councilor for Whittaker, Tony It was founded by movement. 1972: A Blueprint for Survival1972: Party People’s of the UK Formation 1973: 1962: 1962: founded Club of Rome 1968: First Earth1970: Day Neither Left nor Right nor Left Neither Edward Goldsmith of conservatism small-c The 2018

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For the sake of forging a pathway toward sanity, sustainability, sustainability, sanity, toward the sake of forging a pathway For Goldsmith disdained the left’sGoldsmith disdained advocacy of economic spending years intensively studying addressing the literature the scale of He noted how the lifeways of aboriginal peoples. their technologicalsocial infrastructure and was constrained (the past tense is appropriate because almost all of the remaining aboriginal societies have been heavily with contact influenced by of experience domain the individual’s Within such, moderns). was no lack yet of cultural there local, was simpler and more Conjecturing that the qualityrichness. of life was at least as canwe If live perfectly asked: he well more living while good, left. He noted that the populaces of our post-modern societies left. material experiencing beyond that goes are a kind of discontent the social fabric is disintegrating; the periphery, At anxieties. have many (communism) that failed” “the god after the death of majoritythe center, the At fundamentalism. turnedreligious to but the extent affluent enough in a materialhas become sense, is evidentof discontent in surging rates of clinical depression, into retreat and a widespread patterns of mindless consumption, and psychopharmacology. technology, the fogs of media, democracyand grassroots Goldsmith gave us an image of a “go that we can’t of course, He understood, U-Turn.” “Great pristine to any or innocent earlier are period—there back” But he damage. too much people and we’ve done too many emphasized that we need to make and our praxis could well be informed by this point in history, of what Gary“the Oldan appreciation Ways.” Snyder termed LIVING WELL WHILE LIVING MORE LIGHTLY via a life satisfaction Goldsmith posited increased Edward and commerce, material of technology, standard decreased eco- be happier in a downscaled we’d He said consumption. He arrived world. at this conclusioncommunitarian after on the lecture circuit. Among the hundreds of presentations he of presentations hundreds the Among circuit. lecture the on of at the invitation were some years, the course of many made over conservative-leaning organizations in various countries European He replied: BritishThe left it. him to task for took and the US. realize that we can must only hope to win the critical battle“We not juston our side—and public by getting the fighting we are public It is broad possible. of it as but as much part of the public, As it that can change their policies. make governments pressure of a country population almost half the happens, like the UK or people who normallythe US is made up of vote for Conservative Just like liberal and left wing votersor Republican governments. converted be to our cause must our children if we want also, they, to have a life worth this planet.” living on attenuate his de-growth or compromise to and refused growth ratherin than culminating that, He pointed out perspective. generalizedof attainment social the security, and abundance witheringthe and ecocide in development resulted has progressive about talking from away shy he didn’t And of local communities. a discourse generallyspiritual anathema to the impoverishment, Edward Edward green horizon magazine horizon green The Ecologist, modern worldview. be underpinned by a be underpinned transformation of the of transformation Simplification needs to needs to Simplification Historically, leftism has been imbued with the ideology of Historically, In 1974 he spent four months with the Gandhi Peace with the Gandhi Peace In 1974 he spent four months

14 political spectrum. A dynamic speaker, he was much in demand he was much A dynamicpolitical speaker, spectrum. FORGING AN ALTERNATIVE WORLDVIEW FORGING AN ALTERNATIVE of having the destructiveness a goal of toward Goldsmith worked the industrial paradigm recognized become all the growth along means of production are owned publicly owned are or privately. means of production SPECTRUM WHILE ADDRESSING THE WHOLE EXTANT said that industrial capitalism is and has always been ruinous. But, said that industrial capitalism But, is and has always been ruinous. ecologically of an The notion so is industrial socialism. he added, and socially industrialism is chimerical—whether non-toxic the views industrial capitalism as initially progressive, the stage that the viewsindustrial capitalism as initially progressive, In a certain sense, for socialism. the material basis” “establishes anti-capitalist Karl Goldsmith was more than Edward Marx. He with many detractors on the left. detractors on with many of history” schema “stages Marx’s development. progressive in particular with the Chipko movement, including Sunderlalin particularwith the Chipko movement, Owing Shiva. to their critique of Vandana Bahuguna and Goldsmith and Shiva found themselves industrial modernity, Foundation in India, comparing the Gandhian (Sarvodaya)in India, Foundation This led with the Ecologymovement in Europe. movement him to forge close activists, links with Indian environmental prevent CEGB contractors from startingprevent CEGB contractors from their drilling work— an early camp.” protest example of an environmental on farmland in Cornwall, Goldsmith was among those who Goldsmith was among farmlandon in Cornwall, with local people organized sit-in of the land, a continuous blockinground-the-clockentrancethe staffing and garrisons to form a small-scale, relatively their of community self-sufficient formsmall-scale, a when the Central Electricity“In 1977, Wikipedia relates: own. to site a nuclear (CEGB) threatened Generating Board reactor deep ecology movements. Wanting to go beyond mere theory, theory, mere beyond to go Wanting deep ecology movements. he and his editorialteam relocated their offices from London they bought a farm and attempted to where to rural Cornwall, THEORETICIAN AND ACTIVIST of publisher and editor founding the As and within the environmental by many Goldsmith was admired

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Goldsmith, who died in 2009 at the age of 80, recognized that recognized that 80, of age the at in 2009 died who Goldsmith, Taiwan’s International Secretariat and as a Director of the Taiwan Friends a Director of the Taiwan International Secretariat and as Taiwan’s all about of the Global Greens. Keli loves the Global Greens because it’s caring for one another–for the earth and all its inhabitants–by facilitating participatory democracy, global progress through the respect for diversity, ecological wisdom, nonviolence and social justice. sustainability, from Rutgers University. He lives in East Windsor, NJ, and is pursuing a He lives in East Windsor, from Rutgers University. project to establish an ecovillage in that state. for a just society, hand in hand with all members of society for a just society, StatesUnited the of Party Green the in doing are you like - It is by connecting, of Rhode Island. Party and in the Green and campaigningconsolidating that we will together be the we Rhode Island, change which we seek to see in the world! So, In the spirit of to celebrate onwards. and to continue need you “Will Charterthe Global Greens support each other personally and humour, and good optimism and politically with friendship, ourselvesnot forget to enjoy the process!” in GREEN POLITICS AS A SPRINGBOARD AS A POLITICS GREEN radically transformative was neither vision Goldsmith’s Edward He asserted that material but deeplyleft green. nor right, sufficiency the society in an eco-communitarian could provide and for a diverse variety grounded, conditions of meaningful, to Greens hope that electing He held out fulfilling lifeways. could for change, movement with a broad in conjunction office, begin to foster such a transition. and the spectrum” “off the alternative he advocated vision was and resistance. misapprehension much thus would encounter He believed could be the springboard politics Green that Whether gradual new the of affirmation worldview. toward has was justified yet to be in that regard or not his optimism determined.

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Citizens United v. F.E.C v. Citizens United Another Layer Another green horizon magazine horizon green y now, anyone with a scintilla of public spirit knows the names of Adelson, the Koch with a scintilla the names of Adelson, of public spirit knows anyone y now, the banks, Street, Wall and the mammoth corporations from Mercer, Brothers, Some years before the above, I had received my JD from Northwestern University’s my JD from I had received Some the above, years before With to Justice Stevens due respect as well citizens as the many that have groups One day the political science faculty held its semi-annual scheduling meeting. No No the politicalOne day science faculty held its semi-annual scheduling meeting. Distinguished professors from Princeton and Northwestern, as well as leading public and Northwestern, Princeton from Distinguished professors the political simultaneously graduated a husband and wife from were ago, Years subsequently critiqued the case (Move On, Public Citizen, etc.), I suggest that we must must we that suggest I etc.), Public subsequentlyCitizen, critiqued casethe On, (Move and that money is not speech. arguing that a corporation beyond move is not a person, embracesIt believeI what understandings deepest the be to layer. another is There Milton Friedman’s University of Chicago, were horrified. Her being my Philosophy of Her being my Philosophy horrified. were University of Chicago, Friedman’s Milton Universityat Indiana professor Science of my segment an indispensable as much was a parteducation then as it is now of this writing. Though I was not overwhelmed I confess that with the education, School of Law. perhaps the years none a fewover legallyrespect, earned my trained public figures a fellow Stevens, than the former Suprememore Court Paul Associate Justice John Those who deplore I trailedNorthwestern him by fifteen Law School graduate. years. in the the 2010 decision recall may that Justice Stevensto the wholesale buying penned an of our politicians, dissenting opinion. legally trenchant, eighty-page, so well thought of that many schools offered him employment. He settled on Indiana He settled on schools him employment. so well offered thought of that many was not Elinor, Vincent’s wife, D. the school that I later went to for my Ph. University, a housewife becoming of and mother him to Bloomington, but she followed recruited, seemingly never a career. to enjoy two, Vincent offered eager to teach seemed one a 7:30 AM American section. Government relented the boys after grumbling, much that Elinor would be willing to teach it and, Prof. Thirty-five years later, was penciled in for the class. Ostrom and the other Dr. PrizeNobel in to win the woman only, and still the became the first, Elinor Ostrom preserved various cultures of how Her studies resources their common Economics. price theory types Micro-economic, such as those at study. unique in economic were figures like former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former President President Jimmy and former Michael Bloomberg Mayor York New like former figures What Carter have the political have suggested we have been the may crossed Rubicon. democracy constitutional what Aristotle greatest become has calledworld’s an oligarchy, Divide the Great recross Can we Can we reclaim were? what we once or rule few. by the between a democratic state? It will and an oligarchic be extraordinarily difficult to am hardlybut I only the who believes commentator the first step back that todo so, of money in our politics. democracy that we deal with the excess constitutional requires yetissue that has not thinking about this of advanced. been way is a suggest that there I background. some But first, Vincent name was who was Ostrom The husband’s at UCLA. program science Ph.D. the oil companies, big Pharma, big agriculture, and the like. If you are of the older are If you like. and the big agriculture, big Pharma, the oil companies, clucked thought like you and those who when you remember you am, as I generation, quickly How the change political being spent in campaigns. that were the millions over billions. it’s Now to our movement in a single letter signified campaigns of millions. B

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One generation later (Kant died in 1804, Hegel in 1831), G. G. Hegel in 1831), One generation later (Kant died in 1804, Let honestly me that the thinking which underpinned concede philosophers have been the two what may greatest example, For Why is the above important for campaign finance? Put simply, a Why important is the above for campaign finance? Put simply, deductive, even was linear mind in which differentiation any deductive, The fact that found to be sufficient to be categorized as synthetic. thatand equation the of side one on were 7, and 5 twointegers, a significant for Kant, was, the other, was on 12, only integer, one Kant believed all mathematics to be synthetic. differentiation. Hegel argued that the two-on-one-side/one-on-one-side F. W. warrant to differentiation sufficient a not was differentiation Recall a that Hegel created status as a synthetic cognition. free speech protections are synthetic in their form. Accordingly, Accordingly, synthetic in their form. are speech protections free they are and therefore contractual are large contributions to them, speech. not protected I am a theorist. analysisthe above is part larger. of something I taught political theory classes and I am generally an admirer the classicalof contributed who political to philosophy figures than But I would like to think that I am more the years. through to create decades many ago, I began, a student of political theory. The theory is best labelled as of my own. a political philosophy within Left.The Natural cognitive preferences It is based on people think. in how or the differences the general population, whether the classical I explored of the analyticIn short, notions various and as they existed in philosophy and synthetic forms, Maybe they than abstractions. more something were subfields, reasoned. human beings different on how also reflections were German the Idealists Immanuel Kant and Georg since the Greeks, They held differing views whether over Wilhelm Hegel. Friedrich 5 + 7 = 12 was an analyticthe equation or a sythetic statement. What Hegel thought it was analytic. Kant labelled it synthetic. kind of mind made Kant think that 5 + 7 = 12 is a synthetic My answer is that Kantcognition? possessed the kind of logical, Obligation of Contracts” with moratoriums, the alteration ofalteration the with moratoriums, Obligationof Contracts” A jury’s constitutionally inclusion protected the like. and of terms, new something is synthetic in a contract in its form. say and a large contribution, $100, say small political contribution, not only quantitatively; different are different they are $100,000, of very as we might suspect, forms. different They are, qualitatively. While aggregating the $100 contributorbegs for additional, the $100,000 significant, summing to something contributions, She with other contributors. contributor no assimilation wants wants a contractually formed with the recipient interaction mirroring original the sevenarticles’ recipient, contribution’s again, formThe of the $100 contribution, interactions. contractual ofapex the at form The contribution, large the of aggregative. is a solitary is analytic, the Pyramid but powerful of Knowledge, quest for political influence with a office-seeker. campaigning What the Harvard Law School educated G. Chief Justice John and the majority associate justices in Roberts Jr. asmistakenly protected contributions were argued was that large that the FirstThey did not consider Amendment’s speech. free

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(2007), for example, three of the most conservative three for example, (2007), We will never know, but we can retrace Hansel and Gretel’s but we can Hansel and Gretel’s retrace will never know, We From 1976, right directly up to before 1976, From The short of it is that Justice Powell’s use of the contribution/ the of use shortThe Powell’s Justice that is it of books on the American government, constitutional law, and political theory. and political theory. books on the American government, constitutional law, G. Rosenblum, The president of the American Law School Association, Victor application of cognitive forms to the Constitution as described Kreml’s the American to ever lent perspective most extraordinary theoretical “the Constitution.” under the tent missed the mark entirely, the cognitive form at entirely, under the tent missed the mark the pinnacle of the Pyramid discussed Neither never appearing. the size or expenditures. of either contributions differentiations centralof the the scent off us take issue intentionally? Did Powell crumbs the currentbread all back the way to 1976 and confront a wholly campaign in excesses spending from perspective. different as I have laid it forth melds the in this article, The other layer, with the most basic understanding ofhighest forms of knowledge believeI bringingfor time be to it an Immodestly, Constitution. the of this sortintellectual to the wholly creation undemocratic electoral Like Article that increasingly One, plague our nation. processes if conservatives to it, response #7’s and Amendment Ten, Section balk at embracing we the highest level analysis, of constitutional (and especially have everyprogressives Greens) right to include it. speech issue as it related to campaign contributions from the free the free to campaignspeechfrom contributions related issue as it One Associate to campaignspeech expenditures. issue as it related the temerity had White, Byron distinction to label the Justice, “to argued that the court’sspecious He principal should be goal candidate by not protecting equalizeaccess to the political arena” in concert not made or individual contributions contributions majority ruling had done. as Powell’s with the campaign, expenditure paradigm, and even Justice White’s laudable laudable White’s even and Justice paradigm, expenditure both failed to touch the pinnacle of of that dichotomy, rejection described Neither the form of either the Pyramid of Knowledge. As above, or the expenditure. the contribution clearconservative a direction what Supreme Courttaking in was you of sanity, In the last moments the campaign finance arena. In crackscould see widening in the wall. Life to Right wrote a separate opinion, Kennedy, and Thomas, Scalia, justices, which legislation, Sectionthat stating McCain-Feingold of 203 should advertisingissue prohibited election, an periodsin before RobertsJustice Chief Alito Justice Associate and overruled. be although they still served Sectionupheld 203, as part of the quintet that made up the majority in didn’t You regulation. McCain-Feingold before-an-election next. what was coming to know need Nostradamus of a green horizon magazine horizon green bete noires bete (1976). In that case, the In that case, (1976). Buckley v. Valeo Buckley v. The caseThe nevershould we shotopening the is forget Powell, to be fair, had had a reputation as a compromiser in hisin compromiser a as reputation a had had fair, be to Powell, Those of the older generation will remember that the 1968 that the willThose of the older generation remember

18 would fit the Solomonesque mold. Powell separated the free Powell would fit the mold. Solomonesque challenge to Congress’s regulation of moneyed influence in regulation challenge to Congress’s political campaigns— that he believed made a distinction Justice Powell, compromiser, television budgets began to be whittled away by the Chief Justice by television budgets began to be whittled away Burger Supreme Court. Warren newly minted Associate Justice Powell and two of the three other and two of the three newly minted Associate Justice Powell attempts to modulate Congress’s appointed, justices that Nixon by explodingrequired the kind of campaign finance excesses Nixon read the report, loved it, and, surprise, Lewis Powell wound Lewis surprise, Powell and, it, loved the report, read Nixon the United States Spaceup on Supreme not permit does Court. part in great becausea summary of the but let me note that, here early years. But he was no compromiser when he responded to the when he responded early But he was no compromiser years. call to draft of the American Chamber of Commerce a strategy to take the country back to conservatism. Long story Richard short, of national redemption than a formulaic piece written piece than a formulaic by a redemption of national Jr. Powell, Virginia corporateRichmond, lawyer named Lewis F. troubled society. Nixon believed conservativethe for was time it Nixon society. troubled writing No was of the country. control to regain majority” “silent course persuasiveprobably in setting the conservative’s more Republican presidential candidate, Richard M. Nixon, made the Nixon, M. Richard candidate, Republican presidential the Earl the permissiveness of society in general, hippies, 1960’s the liberal Supreme Court in particular, Warren that the Congress did not reverse the long standing legislativereverse did not the long that the Congress Enter Lewiscorporate of prohibition contributions. Powell. campaign contribution were horses of different colors. What colors. horses of different campaign were contribution which drew a line beyond is not arguable is that the Congress is it arguable Neither the individual contributor could not pass. equation, were discussed on the Hill. But it would not be a the Hill. discussed on were equation, intuitively, least at Congress, the that think to submit, I stretch, understood that the small campaign and the large contribution in its campaign finance legislation of 1971 and 1974. No, the No, in its campaignof 1971 and 1974. finance legislation their limits in a wrap did not envelope of differentiated Congress 12 = 7 + 5 the nor Kant Hegel, nor Neither cognitiveforms. THE SOLUTION backrecall to campaignPlease the that finance. so, And limits contribution United States passed maximum Congress the analytic and synthetic forms as they human existed in different I developed my theoryminds, Left. of the Natural I once suggesting that a trulyI once synthetic needed to be cognition integer with a primary that is a whole like 5 + blue, something serious and some such exploration into churlishness, From color. differentiation. Hegel chided Kant’s depiction of the 5 + 7 = 12 of Hegel chided depiction Kant’s differentiation. were noting that allthe equation entities in synthetic, as equation Indeed they were, quality;of the same all numbers. they were speculative, dialectical model of history, one that reached boldly that reached one dialectical history, model of speculative, intellectual paradigm one leaps from with great into the future needed a robust you Hegel argued, such leaps, For to the next.

...... 19 JUSTIN BETH Therefore, when people Therefore, truly about. A party torn truly about. between those believing to a two-party system of the Democratic Party was was Party the Democratic that the Democratic Party Party that the Democratic people like me) and those me) people like political parties now…the insist that we are confined kickbacks from Wall Street. Wall kickbacks from Green Party, the Libertarian Green Party, governance, I point out that I point out governance, I began to understand what I began to understand we have three distinct, major we have three distinct, Party, and the Plutocrat Party. and the Plutocrat Party, could live up to its name (e.g. could live up to its name (e.g. who know better, —the party —the who know better, establishment insiders getting

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At this point, I was starting with with the vague idea that I identified connect to this point, At Following this election, I started to pay attention to what was going on…especially I started to what was going attention to pay this election, Following I’d like to share my experience and how I got to the point where I’ve come to I’ve come where to the point I got experience my and how like to share I’d

Political Revolution My Evolution to winter I wasn’t at all aware of Cynthia at all aware McKinneythe time and had no idea that my efforts at I wasn’t time. I found myself knocking on my first doors in a Get-Out-The-Vote effortNew in I found myself knocking my first doors in a Get-Out-The-Vote on time. I was part of electing the This was simply another step in my evolution. Hampshire. first African Unfortunately, American and believed president in the hope he was selling. My first involvement of being involved in the political process, came in 2008. I had been My first involvementcame in 2008. of being involved in the political process, of but was satisfied with the nomination to be the nominee, Edwards hoping for John to get me involved and it worked in volunteering my Barrack I was still naïve, Obama. I was paying closer attention, I wasn’t at the point where I could connect all the dots. I could connect at the point where I wasn’t I was paying closer attention, THEN CAME HOPE AND CHANGE people such as myself into supporting was hoping that these progressive I their party). and but I was an outsider to the process candidates the primaries, would get through Even though with what the partycould only along just go me for the nominee. offered ones that caught my eye were candidates like Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards. In that caughtones Edwards. candidates my eye and John like Dennis Kucinich were in understand that the Democratic was not really Party interested I didn’t those days, candidates only idealistic drawtheyto (that them using progressive young these were me that the Democratic Party was the opposition to the Republicanme that the Democratic was the opposition and the Party Party attention, really paid a little more If I’d I was. wrong How agenda of George Bush. first The in the partyI would have seen that progressives not being accepted. were and is one of the steps in my evolution. and is one to and it seemed Party really about the Green heard I hadn’t the Democratic Party. with the re-ignition of the war in Iraq. I partly blamed myself at that time, because I partly blamed myself at that time, war in Iraq. of the with the re-ignition have wouldn’t Gore for voting that know I Looking back now, it on voted. hadn’t I That is the point to be made here attention. changed a thing…but it did get me to pay should get out and support Ralph Nader, but it just didn’t stick with me. Instead, I sat Instead, stick with me. didn’t but it just should get out and support Ralph Nader, with the election. Bush walked away and at home seeing Jello Biafara (of the Dead Kennedy’s) at the University of Maine in Orono, University at the seeing Jello Biafara of Maine in Orono, the Dead Kennedy’s) (of While encouraging I really it was an imperative. us to get out and vote…that admired he even probablythat we mentioned Thinking back it, on work. his plea didn’t Jello, BACK IN THE ELECTION OF 2000 remember I reallynot and 26 was I politics. about concerned that yearthe In 2000, government is broken…the reason being that we the people have been apathetic reason is broken…the government sharing my story I’m why That’s for too long. our government who controls towards Let me explain. apathy. make up for my previous now…to Green Party is negative and slanderous? is negative slanderous? and Party Green It starts our that recognizing with solution. is the Party Green understand that the a favorable view of the Green Party, when the mainstream media you do find on the do find you media mainstream when the a favorable Party, view of the Green H 2018

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As progressives in the Democratic Party, we Sanders delegates in the Democratic Party, As progressives I first saw Jill Stein, in person, at the convention in Philadelphia. in at the convention Philadelphia. I first saw in person, Jill Stein, being fully engaged in transforming politics to represent “We the People”. being fully engaged in transforming politics to represent “We Justin lives in a cozy apartment on Munjoy Hill in Portland with his venerable tuxedo cat, Chubby and always hopes for the best. a “Jill Stein for President” sign, high above my head. “Jill high above Steina sign, for President” was no point in me there had been silenced by the DNC and to I would often liken the coronation staying with a sinking ship. of Hillary Moby Dick…with Debbie to Herman Melville’s the Ultimately, of Captain Ahab. in the role Wasserman-Schultz Hillary nominating on insistence Democratic Party’s Clinton Whitewas their Whale willing to sacrifice they and were the life I guess that. to accomplish of its crew and the fate of the Pequod like. if you’d “Call me Ishmael”, could you THE RIGHT PLACE, THE GREEN PLACE I LANDED AT My evolution to political revolution. have it. you there Well, right. on head my getting of way long the took I Unfortunately, I think I had to experience I am it all get to where to However, it winding path, my own Knowing Party. with the Green today: is encouraging to see such an insurgency progressives of young Party straight coming into the Green integrity, and with passion giving it me to continue They give me hope and inspire today. Planet, People, my all…to fight for a party to that is committed And all along. A party I belonged, where Profit. over and Peace for the Onward to work. time I got it’s awake, that I’m now revolution, Teammates! Green revelations, the corruption in the DNC, the rigging of the election corruption the the DNC, in revelations, I have all and my experiences at the convention, against Bernie, Democratic that the is notthe evidence Party to know I need the party It is the people as they for the would have us believe. Street and the Military Industrial partyWall in of (and for) those have I concluded that the my experiences, Through Complex. than really nothing more are Republican and Democratic Parties when people insist Therefore, twoof the Plutocratic wings Party. point I to a two-party confined are we that systemgovernance, of major political the parties now: distinct, out that we have three and the Plutocrat Party. the Libertarian Party, Party, Green I was honestly surprised to see her getting interviewed inside and was immediately by the hallsconvention of the inspired With the American Bernie giving up on to people her words. endorse Hillary I and getting to hear Jill Stein for the first time, As Hillary as next. knew I would be going was coronated where solidarity I walked out in with the Democratic nominee, Party of 4th and final day the on And Sanders other many delegates. proudlyI holding convention that of out walked convention, the green horizon magazine horizon green I remember waiting in line to see Bernie, for the first time, at for the first time, waiting in line to see Bernie, I remember Quickly that it became apparent after the 2008 election,

20 getting kickbacks from Wall Street). Considering the Wikileaks Considering the Street). Wall getting kickbacks from truly about. A partytruly torn about. between those believing that the people like me) Democratic could live up to its name (e.g. Party party the establishment insiders (e.g. better, and those who know BUT AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION THE DEMOCRATIC BUT AT During my path. step on again was another Here those four I began to understand what the Democratic was Party days, dedication paid off, as I earned as I the delegate to spot as a a dedication paid off, in Philadelphia. DNC Convention National to truly everyday represent I truly Americans. believed we could At make this happen and we started off with huge successes. and work hard my the Maine Democratic Convention, Party phone banking and door canvassing, first in New Hampshire New first in Hampshire door canvassing, banking and phone I was determined to be a part of Bernie’s and then in Maine. because I believed it was time for the Democratic Party success, be a good delegate for Bernie Sanders. That thought stuck and delegate for Bernie be a good Sanders. Here, became that thought after a mission. seeing Bernie speak, volunteer I was a tireless my political involvement exploded. the Cross-Insurance Center in Portland. As I waited in line with Center in Portland. the Cross-Insurance she put the thought in my head that I would my friend Erin, because Americans had simply too fed up with the typical become whichever party In my opinion, had theestablishment candidates. to win the election. was going outsider candidate in November, movement that I support whole heartedly. Bernie was a candidate that I supportmovement whole heartedly. obviousseemed it and Donald99% the either that for me to or Bernie Sanders this election… to win was going Trump Party would be shooting itself in the foot if they didn’t give the would be shooting itself in the foot if theyParty didn’t It was clear the startme from to that to Bernie. nomination his popularity the Occupy Movement…a of was an extension Bernie Sanders in the run for the Democratic presidential Party champion he was! Here a progressive Wow…what nomination. of and the Democraticwas the change I had been dreaming AND THEN CAME BERNIE with the emergence of My true began in 2015, awakening no idea about who Jill Stein of was and was completely unaware thatstillI was in the dark…and an option. being Party Green the the Democraticwas right wanted me. Party where could, with those in government with him. While I was becoming with him. with those in government could, to get enough it wasn’t skeptical Democraticmore of the Party, point I had at this Sadly, again in 2012. me to not vote for him negotiations on health care reform with Single Payer Universal with Single health care reform on Payer negotiations I was still willing to give Obama a letdown. Health Care…such believing optimisticallya chance, doing the best he that he was Obama was not the change I was hoping for. His refusal to bail to refusal His Obamathe change was not I was hoping for. out Americans with underwater to prop but instead mortgages, to start was outrageous! His refusal off banks, “too big to fail” up would have been better spent working on her campaign. I just campaign. her on havewould working spent been better yet. there wasn’t

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He was outraged party that third Hilary from candidates stealing votes away were We were able to cordially move past our disagreement. Some few went by and weeks able to cordially past our disagreement. were move We To my surprise, this was a statement he did not agree with. In his mind, a member In his mind, with. this was a statement he did not agree my surprise, To It wasn’t until late into the election season that I started season until late into the election to notice myself internally It wasn’t winter the fringe of the Overton window. It’s a move towards less freedom and more injustice. and more less freedom towards a move It’s the fringe of the Overton window. THE PATH FORWARD THE PATH to vote for a candidate forced simplyand silencing to maintain the status quo Feeling It shifts sharing society the antithesis of liberalism. their ideas is people from towards It became clear that he was not concerned with implementing to me in this moment not policy. me that his only was party, concern It showed liberal policies in America. was that the same was true for my cousin. Unfortunately, he would treat reports as he would treat Unfortunately, was that the same was true for my cousin. infallible He actually that claimedbelieved Jill this Stein believed wifi causes cancer. frivolous that she was unstable and a of the United States. was proof choice for president to standing up for policy she believed measures for what was politically in and not of my political Massachusetts beliefs More from aligned with the physician convenient. the most frustrating part disagreement rather than the career politician; of our ongoing Clinton. I issued a correction in response, claiming did nominee Party that the Green in response, I issued a correction Clinton. She earned it by having a clear earned it. commitment but in fact, not steal my vote, simply agree to disagree. Just as I was able to do this, another point of contention was point of contention another this, able to do was Just as I simply to disagree. agree for Jill that I might vote up when I mentioned brought Stein each once party was down my cousin was outraged by this. could imagine, As one to a single nominee. over this time I had sincerely tried to understand his perspective. I simplyI get not could sincerelyhad I this time tried over perspective. his understand to myself if we convincing that it was okay me, I put it behind past the laziness of the idea. amounts, but he would not concede that this was equivalent to gaming the election to gaming the election that this was equivalent but he would not concede amounts, was The tworoom our living ensued in that debate hour a particularof in favor party. on tv. one baffling and bellicose then the more of a third party like the Green Party shouldn’t have their beliefs the right to share partyof a third shouldn’t Party like the Green other candidatesalongside because it would take a disproportionate of votes number occur in negligible that this may I conceded Democratic the nominee. from away voice so to ensure everyvoice so to ensure citizen can who they about make an informed will decision cast a vote for in November. night where there was news party about third there night where their over dismay candidates expressing was a headlineThat we I thought for sure debate stage. the national exclusion from qualified political of a candidates partyon: agreement havebe in should would equal an rebutting some of the comments he would blurt he would of the comments some aloud while watching the debates rebutting particularin moments a these of One on happened candidates. Democratic by Party election came about. No, neither my cousin nor myself suddenly started in marching No, cameelection about. but we did learn that America again,” great “make hats screaming with red the streets politicallywe had less in common then we initially thought. Israel and Palestine. We agreed on many polarizing issues. In fact, we would joke about we would joke In fact, polarizing many issues. on agreed We and Palestine. Israel presidential 2016 the until least at political many viewpoints how common, in had we

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I encourage every parties member of third independents and with his friends and family. He also loves playing sports and supporting his supporting and sports playing loves also He family. and friends his with favorite Boston teams. from various injuries. He and his wife, Katonya Compton, were married from various injuries. He and his wife, Katonya Topsham in first home in in the Summer of 2016 and they bought their spending time outdoors the Summer of 2017. In his free time, Carl enjoys to confront this broken way of thinking. To be the leaders in the in be the leaders To of thinking. way broken this to confront Tweedledee/tweedledumdum-ism and corruption. fight against This is the message that trulyThis is a people. with resonates my like people honest viewsthe will that message sway good, of truly who thrive number of people to see the most want cousin, in this country world. the and across Continue tough conversations. to engage in those to continue fairnessand expose the pseudo-liberal attitudes the fight towards of elevateto power the limit work to that is intent whose those it. as opposed to expanding the people, e

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22 We Need Your Support! Your Need We involved in politics, now is an opportunityan is now mobilize to Greens for involvedpolitics, in This I believe an amazing opportunity presents for the Green every “After Adler wrote, As Shannon L. to capitalizeParty on. With people getting of young droves is a rainbow.” there storm, Instead of using this monumental loss as a way to reflect on to reflect loss as a way Instead of using this monumental it seems as though to the republic, responsive to be more how willing blame. and deflect fingers point to Democratsthe are to deal with honestly. to deal with honestly. we’ll get more instead of honesty, is that My concern now the Democrats. attacksobfuscationad hominem and from game changing to his beliefs about the negative impact third outrage this focused partyWhy elections? voters have on wasn’t that Democrats need questions These are party?within his own is Democrat. Which democrats 9 million than cast means more is Democrat. could his outrage How their vote for the Republican nominee. not of information is this bit be so egregiously misplaced? How absent from the list of excuses were the Democrats themselves: the Democrats themselves: were list of excuses the absent from 2016 election. in the Trump Democrats voted for 9% of registered Gallop poll 31% of the American found that A recent electorate my cousin was outraged. He blamed the deplorable, the sexists, the sexists, blamed the deplorable, He was outraged. my cousin Conspicuously for the defeat. the Greens and the uneducated,

...... 23 LINDA CREE our current rates. ecological realities. different resources. different resources. that will allow us to human overshoot and fuels or the dangers of determine whether we business-as-usual with back into balance with and bring our societies How we move to more How we move to merely continue ruinous actually achieve a Green continue using energy at the need to heal our land Earth-gentle energies will climate change. It’s about It’s climate change. Our energy crisis isn’t only about running out of fossil and sustainable future – or There is no energy resource is no energy There

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described as the Time of the Seventh Fire. They warned that duringTimethis time of the Seventh described as the Fire. n facing our energy crisis, we seem to be at the crossroads Anishinaabe prophets prophets Anishinaabe n facing our energy crossroads we seem to be at the crisis, What their agenda promotes is not Green, however. It’s a transition to renewables It’s however. What is not Green, promotes their agenda This scorched-Earth policy is extremely short-sighted, however. What we need is This scorched-Earth policy however. is extremely short-sighted, Framing the issue in terms of the urgent need to address global warming while also the issue in terms need to address of the urgent Framing winter energy appetites, when what’s needed is to rein them in. them in. needed is to rein when what’s energy appetites, according to the rules of the current centralized, corporate-controlled to the rules centralized, according system of the current that’s It plays into corporate that enable our wasteful agendas and profits. on growth fixated to any mention of the need to dramatically of the mention to any So energy as mega- long reduce consumption. industrial-scale neo-environmentalists involve projects solar panels or wind turbines, and should be enthusiastically by all Greens. promoted “green” insist they are ANOTHER FORM OF DENIAL appropriateto talk of is deaf and scalesiting of energyNeo-environmentalism and projects to achieveto fuels fossil from independence siting and scale of energy energy and by reducing projects demand. projects, it can’t be helped. If migrating birds must bear the cost, so be it. If what few so be it. bear the cost, must If migrating birds be helped. it can’t projects, relatively intact eco-systems we have left rural need to be fragmented and remote areas colonized they we just have to accept it. say by energy companies, energy demand, they reason. While we need to end fossil fuel use, theyWhile claim that we fuel use, we need to end fossil theyenergy reason. demand, need that meeting If stillvoraciousthe meet to need energy society. our of appetites for alternative energy sacrifice areas” “national involves using nuclear or creating power to protect rural/wilderness ways of life and unspoiled habitats as “selfish” NIMBYs. NIMBYs. rural/wilderness“selfish” to protect ways of life as and unspoiled habitats as dismissed and spiritual values are aesthetic, or emotional, for other animals, Concern attachments to rural vistas or wilderness values trump “romantic” let can’t We frivolous. what the collateral costs. label those who seek energy neo-environmentalists meeting our growing demands, immediate, all-out development of mega-scale wind and solar farms. This narrow focus This narrow all-out development of mega-scale wind and solar farms. immediate, “war” in fossil fuels with alternative the narrative energies takes on replacing of a on and the objective is fossil fuels is to quickly them no matter get off “enemy” which the WAGING WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS ON FOSSIL FUELS WAR WAGING Kingsnorth in techno-fixes who put unbounded faith calls environmentalists Paul “neo-environmentalists.” actually ruinous – or merely achieve continue and sustainable future business- a Green resources. as-usual with different off fossil fuels, even some environmentalists are advocating are the kind of transition that even environmentalists some off fossil fuels, become It’s for the present. of sacrificing the future the same Burnt keeps us on Path clear that humans would have to choose between two paths: the Burnt Path of destruction or the the Burnt Path humans would have to choose between two paths: of renewal and healing. Path Green The Green Path to Alternative Energy Alternative to Path Green The KEEPING IT REAL:KEEPING I

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for that matter – for us to exploit, and there never was. never and there was. us to exploit, for that matter – for Going from a global economy based on heavy industrialization based on a global economy Going from the accomplish To needed downscaling and energy transition without causing grave harm to large segments we’ll of our population, need a carefully crafted basic guaranteed income. In light of the above, the last thing we need as we move toward toward last thing we need as we move the In light of the above, As respected anthropologist John Bodley says, “[T]he Bodley John anthropologist As respected says, unique policies, with the answers as varied as the bio-regions with the answers as varied as the bio-regions unique policies, citizen grassroots It can be a time of unprecedented themselves. the kind of and re-imagine a chance to re-think involvement, world we wish to live in. of simplicity one and thrift, to a bioregional and over-consumption earthquake. amounts to nothing less than an economic however, nation’s economic and social thinking. It roots us in the realities realities us in the It roots thinking. and social economic nation’s a to and encourages the move carryingof place and capacity, of with a reduction Along society. land-based localized, more equitable world a more it can help us create energy consumption, path of parasitizing and our current for all of continuing instead non- our of impoverishinghomes the and vulnerable nations resources. and more for more human kin in our quest more a land-based society of habitats, degradation more is carrying and a further of bioregional erosion species extinctions, no place for destructive energy colonization There’s capacities. is no There sacrifice areas.” “national or nullius ruralremaining Those we still havewilderness and need areas chance to have any for a – if we’re – and expansion! protection qualitygood of life in the years ahead. NEED FOR A SOCIAL SAFETY NET self-sufficiencybio-regional to more can open The transition its own opportunitiescreate to incredible eachfor bio-region re-localize our lives. The GBI could be financed by redirecting redirecting be financed by The GBI could re-localize our lives. off for the currentlymost of the 50% of our taxes siphoned bloated military budget. most and presentlythe powerful for most is obvioussolution 6 to of all James 7 green horizon magazine horizon green 3 reducing our energy the destruction of habitats The Long Emergency, “prevent the massive ecological ecological the massive “prevent 4 It also calls for 5 and cites the moral responsibility we have to all Bioregionalism brings us back to Earth. It breaks us out of the brings It breaks us backBioregionalism to Earth. We forget the importance of our non-human relatives at ourat importance the forget relatives non-human our of We David Haenke (one of the original of the US (one conveners David Haenke For the long run, Kunstler concludes, there is no energyno is there concludes, Kunstler run, long the For In his ground-breaking book, book, In his ground-breaking Whilereality the accept of climate neo-environmentalists

24 cancerous “growth-mentality” that’s heretofore dominated our dominated heretofore that’s “growth-mentality” cancerous other beings with whom we share this planet. Our very this planet. we share other beings with whom lives so cavalierly. that intricatedepend on we treat web of relationships own peril. Despite sci-fi fantasies of a future in which humans are Despite sci-fi fantasies of a future peril. own nearly we’ve evolved the only in tandem with the myriad species, must better see our reliance on and interdependence with the and interdependence on reliance better see our must This inclusion of the members of our community. nonhuman of community is vital.” in the definition nonhuman means bioregional self-reliance, deriving as possible as much self-reliance, means bioregional our community, and close to, within, of our livelihood from we To be sustainable, fartheronlymust. moving afield when we which are being sacrificed to unqualified economic expansion.” expansion.” sacrificedbeing which economic unqualified to are “Ecological economics in 1984) says: Party Greens-Green in mega-scale projects.” in mega-scale consumption, “halt and the need to of our relations, decentralized, bio-regional electricity and distribution generation decentralized, and to community control restore destructionand social of production that accompanies electricity Greens realize to our energy that the solution Greens crisis involves alternative than substituting technologies more suchmuch as PlatformThe GP-US advocates wind and solar for fossil fuels. to move to much simpler, localized lifestyles and technologies. simpler, to much to move BIO-REGIONALISM AND RESTRAINT resource that will allow us to continue using energy us to continue that will allow resource at our current we’ll whether we like it or not, have he tells us, Instead, rates. “Thewish to keep running the same giant systems at gigantic scalethe heart is using renewables solar, about of our illusions and water power.” wind, Kunstler questions the viability questions Kunstler of large-scale solar and wind solar and water Wind, afterprojects of fossil fuels. the demise can but only at smaller be verypower scales. he believes, useful, significantly, especially in industrial nations, could we imagine a especially in industrial nations, significantly, a post-carbon future.” toward pathway credible operate is a big part of the problem. As Richard Heinberg of As Richard operate is a big part of the problem. “[T]he world an enormous uses Carbon Institute says, the Post energyamount of currently; onlythat quantity if canreduced be A QUESTION OF SCALE the scale at which modern industrialThe reality civilizations is, of our energy “needs” are “wants.” Nor do they do recognize Nor the “wants.” are “needs” of our energy moral implications seeking to appropriate of humankind anthropocentric ends. to meet our own biosphere the Earth’s change, they’vechange, to terms not yetwith the fallacy come of many admit that They don’t a finite planet. on growth constant

...... 25 BARBARA H. CHASIN BARBARA H. CHASIN can do without. RICHARD W. FRANKE RICHARD W. in people’s lives. in people’s Issues of aging in and billing system is an economic inequality. become more salient. The recent creation of recent creation The to compensate for local an “economic balancing attempt by EVI residents community have recently residents are going to be fund” within the monthly fund” careful not to accumulate re-establish “community” re-establish “community” consumer goods that they EVI’s smaller homes mean smaller EVI’s The goal of cohousing is to The

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These changes all took some getting used to, but we are now comfortable with now but we are getting used to, These changes some all took In Montclair a large refrigerator in the kitchen we enjoyed in the with a smaller one In our Montclair home we had our own washer and dryerIn our Montclair we had our own home so could do laundry OurMontclairthe livedhad we new in from one different neighborhood looks winter goods that they can do without. Since there is no ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ ethos, ethos, ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ Since is no there that theygoods can do without. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE consumer to be careful not to accumulate going are smaller mean residents homes EVI’s our appliances. The appliance situation at EVI is a result of decisions to be energyto be of decisions a result is EVI at situation The appliance appliances. our largest carbonefficient and keep a low footprintresidents buying latest, rather than the appliances they can afford. a circuit breaker. a circuit and have our food buying adjusted the differences habits to match and cooking EVI we had to get used to a small refrigerator and freezer just and instead of an oven EVI using a microwave/convection we cook Now a four-burner electric counter-top range. at the same time and trip not to turn careful being them on or our toaster oven, oven there are empty machines, and make a return trip if they are all in use. trip all and make a return in use. if they are empty are machines, there At with the usual oven. we had a stove And both with good-sized freezers. basement, peepers and frogs signal the end of winter. peepers and frogs hope to the neighborhood laundry we go EVI At room, whenever it was convenient. leaf blowers in the fall, snow blowers in winter, and always traffic noises. We exchanged We exchanged and always traffic noises. in winter, blowers snow in the fall, leaf blowers pond. and a large meadows these sensory trees, experiences for views hills, of rolling April while in the mating calls of machine and traffic noise, replace All songs year bird EXCHANGING LIFESTYLES the and heard ours, to similar homes large In Montclairstreets, busy on out looked we in spring and summer, lawn mowers changing with the seasons: sounds of suburbia, parking lots and carports for some. The cars mostly are out of sight and trafficon the is lots and carports parking for some. playing) safer. periphery making walking (and for kids, of the village, have its own front and back yards, but they are small, and in place of manicured, and and in place of manicured, small, but they are and back yards, front have its own Most and even trees vegetables. grass we see flowers, green possibly pesticide-doused, private but the garages and driveways cars, by communal households own replaced are for 34 years. Instead of multi-story single-familyfor 34 years. of grass and with yards homes Each house does driveways joined as duplexes. smallerlong much homes are there The moving company we hired was able to squeeze we hired we had all company the household goods The moving avocadoour van—with large a into tree otherwiseor sold, of, disposed givennot away, being the last to (barely) fit in. re-establish “community” in people’s lives. But our first need had to do with “stuff our first need had to do with But lives. ” in people’s “community” re-establish left to with an attic and basement home a 3,200 square-foot We to put it. and where half basement. and a tiny no attic, begin anew duplex, our lives in a 1,642 square-foot the cohousing community of EcoVillage at Ithaca (EVI). The goal of cohousing is to of cohousing The goal community of EcoVillagethe cohousing at Ithaca (EVI). Benefits and Challenges of Cohousing Challenges and Benefits

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In a suburban setting it’s much harder to create an event an create to with harder much suburbanIn a it’s setting The three-times-a-week community dinners provide a place community dinners provide The three-times-a-week Since an event can resident create or organizeAny an activity. There are deliberate feel attempts to make newcomers are There difficult to know all the residents, and some of the and some that closeness residents, all the to know difficult On the other as a result. the beginning has dissipated existed at to get to people interesting of number greater a there’s hand, who can contribute and more to community enrichment. know EVI AT SOCIAL CAPITAL residents, as for many us, For “community”? is What, exactly, is the opportunity of EVI an attraction to live a community in is a deliberate attempt to create there where we all live within walking distance, attendance is easy, so a great so a great attendance is easy, we all live within walking distance, In Montclair impromptu. some planned, occur—some many effort more to get information but it took was lots to do, there and they frequently about and then travel to activities of interest; cost money. email system Our EVI not directly in touch with. people you’re to In addition about activities verymakes communication easy. events those promoting will tape a sometimes notices, electronic “Meet and Greet” for them. More established residents usually established residents More “Meet and Greet” for them. (First “FROG” our In newcomers. the carda sign welcoming often neighborhood our Meet and Greet Residents Group) has These have been so successful been a Sunday potluck brunch. having them occasionally now even aren’t when there that we’re new to welcome. residents MORE COHOUSING BENEFITS relativelyis it Whileinteractto others, with pressure no is there a new into moving those For people. easy to get to know quickly to know got We community this can be very reassuring. where in Montclair, so than more neighbors—much of our many we mainly knew of us. either side the people living directly on those with or sit know already you with people connect sit and to There to expand acquaintances. in order know don’t you whom often on social events, planned by the Committee numerous are “Guys organizes This committee the annual Community Life. a delicious occasion prepare when men and boys Baking Pies,” individuals or variousa variety Interested of these desserts. films (usually by lively show followed committees discussions), and organize poetry musical events, present readings. capital refers to the resources that come from relationships with relationships from that come capital to the resources refers benefits (inside information canThere be economic others. the are common but more for instance), about a desirable job, While with neighbors. relationships aspects of non-financial is anonymity there lack and communities mainstream in many each people see other fairly at EVI of ties between neighbors, community rituals and monthly parties, regularly at dinners, self-management meetings. the When in, people move part they are of the community. in their neighborhood organizesMembership Committee a green horizon magazine horizon green main road. On the other main road. we can walk the hand, walk to a pizza place, a walk to a pizza place, cleaners and bagel store, EVI Wholea Foods. two than miles more is restaurants, stores, from This theaters, etc. means a lot of driving: has it that estimate one our 100 households generate up to 500 trips daily back forth and on our Way, Rachel Carson neighborhood we could As the community has grown, more people canpeople live more the grown, has community the As In at least one way, living in Montclair living was actually more way, least one In at

acquaintances. those whom you don’t know in order to expand connect with people you already know or sit with The community dinners The provide a place to sit and 26 there is a trade-off to growth here. With people it is more more here. is a trade-off to growth there country. Founded in 1991, it is also one of the oldest. it is also one in 1991, Founded country. sustainable and cooperative lifestyle but that characterizes EVI, factor in the conscious creation of more sustainable lifestyles. With sustainable lifestyles. of more creation conscious the factor in and almost 250 100 households, neighborhoods, cohousing three thein communities these of largest the of one is EVI residents, They harken backThey that has harken to the utopian community movement The existed in the United States since the nineteenth century. has been a major movement development of the environmental supported by government policies, in contrast to intentional in contrast supported policies, by government the from result communities Intentional such EVI. as communities of their founders and those recruited to join in an experiment. visions SUBURBS VERSUS INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES drivenSuburbs land-use decisions by developers, from resulted berry farm, also managed by a resident, which from June until which from berryresident, also managed by a farm, October offers a variety of luscious berries a CSA or a through system. pay-as-you-go offers duringweekly produce 22-week the abundance of fresh an EVI. well as from as town from and has members season growing is an organic about a quarter-mile our house, from Even closer, half-mile to West Haven Farm, a 10-acre organic vegetables a 10-acre Haven Farm, West half-mile to this farm The CSA from and fruit resident. farm run by an EVI sustainable than our present lifestyle. In our Montclair lifestyle. our present sustainable than need it rather than making a new purchase. A fair amount of A fair need it rather making a new than purchase. device on. chargers and electronic goes books of tools, borrowing EVI-ers use the email system to let their neighbors know whenthe email system use their neighbors know to let EVI-ers Often who needs a resident they to give have away. something has it and doesn’t will asking if someone send an email something more sharing. Residents can and do place unwanted goods in a Residents cangoods do place unwanted and sharing. more Clothes, Houses. located Common the of Room Reuse in one In addition, for the taking. there are etc. books, kitchenware, toys, at EVI the value system also acts as a brake on consumption. systemthe value consumption. a brake acts as also on at EVI choice more than in recreational is less of a Going shopping is certainly there And deal a good communities. mainstream

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within walking distance, distance, within walking attendance is easy. than Fewer is a lack of ethnic/racialThere diversity at EVI. Community conversations are developing the are around Community conversations of material than a question infrastructure, Aging is more Any resident can create an event or organize an since we all live activity; five African Americans live here, and all are renters. By contrast, By contrast, renters. and all are five AfricanAmericans live here, The larger is African population American. 27% of Montclair’s County— Tompkins local City area—Ithaca and surrounding community have recently become more salient. Some residents salient. community have more recently become trying but it are young families, ways to find to attract more is EVI to be seen whether or not this will be successful. remains closeare or apparently attractive to who have to people retired Older easilycan people to lives. more of their stage this afford feel many And especially if they pensions. have good live here, that aging in place will be easier here. How of what we can age. questions and should do as residents TREE The each other? responsibility do we have toward much neighborhood of 25 houses and 15 apartments was explicitly built In not. but the other neighborhoods were to have accessible units, The other 26 have accessible. only four are of 30 houses, FROG, stairs and doorways that cannot easily wheelchairs. accommodate Should to take their we help neighbors remember however. Shouldmedicine? check-inup a set we we make system where billing system. Upon implementation, the finance team found team the finance implementation, Upon billing system. willing to be billed $5 per month households (82%) are that most unable to contribute the 18 households For for this. or more be able to pay half will hoped that nonetheless it’s to the fund, That will leave about nine cost share. road-paving their own The balancing in need of internalhouseholds funding support. to residents EVI by attempt fund is apparently the first direct are residents and some inequality, for localcompensate economic in the FROG Unfortunately, thinking of further experiments. several damage in neighborhood moisture of the structures has compete that may in substantial and expensive repairs resulted fund idea or absorbwith the balancing that of the funds some might otherwise new to have able to go been initiatives. DEMOGRAPHIC TRADE-OFFS: AGE AND RACIAL DIVERSITY PROBLEMS Sinceby mostlyin 1991 being founded householders, young aging rather in fact, older and is, has become population EVI’s 65; over are residents Currently about 26% of EVI rapidly. Issues of aging in Montclair in the comparable figure is 13%. green horizon magazine horizon green

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spring / The substantial projected cost of paving even cost of paving The substantial projected a part of the Community members continue to work on overcoming overcoming on to work Community members continue EVI has a loose, informal and not very membership has a loose, thorough EVI winter up a voluntary “economic balancing fund” within our monthly balancing fund” up a voluntary“economic road has opened up an awareness of the scope of economic of the scope of economic has opened up an awareness road have set residents response, In inequalitycommunity. the within neighborhood (“TREE,” Third Residential EcoVillageThird neighborhood (“TREE,” Residents there built rightExperience) next to the road. were attacks. and bronchitis of asthma have been complaining because of a short steep hill on the road that turns icy in winter, because of a short that turns icy the road steep hill on in winter, the summer In occasional in carand slides resulting crunches. houses of the recently-completed Many is oftenroad quite dusty. whether and how much of the dirt road (Rachel Carson Way, of the dirtWay, much (Rachel road whether and how Carson we state highway) York which us to the outside New connects up The need for paving has come should pave with asphalt. problems such as these—and haveproblems successfully resolved a good biggest issues of the past few One of the years has been number. materials in the recycling bins; not following the rules the not following for reuse materials in the recycling bins; allocating House kitchen; leaving a mess in the Common items; access to carports. and space; garden disagreements difficult to resolve. Typical have areas problem resolve. to difficult disagreements allocatingincluded money for community such as: things leaving inappropriate pet policies and practices; projects; bad feelings. Despite a system for local that self-management bad feelings. encourages participationand policy, about budgets decisions in which makes to deal with conflicts, reluctant are EVI-ers many made by consensus, this can lead to a situation where a single this can where situation lead to a made by consensus, household blocks or otherwiseperson decisions consensed of fallback—and process a complex necessitating lots of on, One result of this loose policyloose this of result One occasionallythat is incompatible they do not end sometimes homes—and individuals do purchase Since most local are decisions up adjusting to community life. by any group within the village, although in theoryin although elected the village, the within group any by or family a sale to a person whose could refuse of directors board of EVI. with the goals seem incompatible needs and interests community, (4) join a two-hour volunteer work group (usually group (4) join a two-hour volunteer work community, have read and (5) sign a statement that you meal), a cook-team formaltaken vote is No and understood the community bylaws. a house here and one to your liking is available, you just have you liking is available, to your and one a house here meeting where one (2) attend and Greet, to (1) attend a Meet for five days (3) stay the in is made, decision a consensus compared with only 30% who chose aspects of “sustainability.” with only 30% who chose aspects of compared want to purchase If you process. recruitment and selection community focused on environmental sustainability. Yet a Yet sustainability. environmental community focused on “livingsurvey cited found that 49% of respondents 2006 from EVI” for living at important reason “most as the in community” INTERPERSONAL ISSUES: INTERPERSONAL CHALLENGES COHOUSING OVERCOMING EcoVillageThe name at Ithaca to indicate would seem a notice to residents’ doors. You can choose to be reclusive, but you but you can choose reclusive, to be You doors. residents’ to notice what was happening! know didn’t honestly you say can’t 2018

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Gabriola spring / winter 59:13–23. August, 2006. D. h. 10 Inequality and Violence in the United the in Violence and Inequality Realizing Utopia: Ecovillage Endeavors and Ecovillage Endeavors and Realizing Utopia: She and Richard Franke have co-authored New York: Routledge Studies in Sustainability. Studies in Sustainability. Routledge New York: Ecological Economics Sustainable Communities and Green Lifestyles: and Green Lifestyles: Sustainable Communities Munich: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. and Society. for Environment Munich: Rachel Carson Center EcoVillage at Ithaca since 2009. She is active on local at Ithaca EcoVillage Association Board. community committees and the Village justice area social Ithaca in the also participates She BARBARA H. CHASIN, P State is Professor Emerita of Sociology at Montclair New Jersey) and a resident of University (Montclair, EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture. EcoVillage

sustainability_2016. Emphasis added. ic.org/wiki/bioregionalism-community-call-action/ society/2017/feb/19/basic-income-finland-low-wages-fewer-jobs 2012. MD: AltaMira Press, of Plants.” Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2013. Knowledge, and the Teachings Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.” Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2013. Knowledge, and the Teachings Orion, Jan./Feb. 2013. Save Us.” Post-Carbon Institute, August Won’t and Why Technology Problem, 17, 2017. http://www.postcarbon.org/why-climate-change-isnt-our-biggest- environmental-problem-and-why-technology-wont-save-us/ 2005. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York: Century.” the Twenty-First Green Party of the United States Platform. http://www.gp.org/ecological_ Green Ibid. Emphasis added. and Community: A Call to Action.” https://www. Haenke, David. “Bioregionalism experiment with GBI: https://www.theguardian.com/ For a look at Finland’s Lanham, and Contemporary Human Problems.” John H. “Anthropology Bodley, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Robin Wall. Kimmerer, Kimmerer, Robin Wall. “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Robin Wall. Kimmerer, World.” in a Post-Green for Truth Kingsnorth, Paul. “Dark Ecology: Searching Our Biggest Environmental “Why Climate Change Isn’t Heinberg, Richard. of James. “The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes Kunstler, movement. She is the author of author the is She movement. States: Casualties of Capitalism. Africa and in in West several books and articles on development issues Kerala State, India. 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 10 indulgence, hard-heartedness, and anthropocentrism. Or we and anthropocentrism. hard-heartedness, indulgence, we can those become In doing so, can Path. choose the Green so hopefully of of the spoken prophecies in the Anishinaabe who will“the ones bend to the task of putting Seventh Fire, to things back together to rekindle fire, the flames of the sacred begin the rebirth of a nation.” NOTES FURTHER READING FURTHER 2018. Tendai. Chitewere, and Environmentalism. Consumption https://ecovillageithaca.org/ Ithaca Website: Ecovillage at on Ecovillage at Ithaca. In of Research 2012. An Overview W. Franke, Richard eds. and Felix Wagner, Andreas Marcus Academic Approaches. https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~franker/EVI/Ecovillages_ Perspectives No. 8:111–124. Franke.pdf The Contribution Kenneth, Robert Costanza, and Jon Erickson. 2006. Mulder, Natural Capital to Quality of Life in Intentional and of Built, Human, Social and Unintentional Communities. Liz. 2005. Walker, Society Publishers. Island, British Columbia: New Striving green horizon magazine horizon green D. h. 9 resides in the rural/wilderness of Michigan’s Upper resides in the rural/wilderness of Michigan’s writing, family, her enjoys she teacher, retired A Peninsula. folk art painting, and the woods and waters of her home Movement Green the with involved been She’s territory. since the mid-80s, and is currently a Co-Chair of the GP-US LINDA CREE He is co-author with Srikumar Chattopadhyay of Chattopadhyay Srikumar with co-author is He RICHARD W. FRANKE, P RICHARD W. State is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Montclair is a board University and a resident of EVI since 2009. He member of the FROG neighborhood cohousing cooperative movement. social justice the local area works in and also The coming transition is both a daunting challenge transition The coming and Why is EVI unable to attract more residents of color? Besides of color? Besides residents Whyattract unable to more is EVI

Platform Committee. along with several other books and articles. for Sustainability: Environmental Stress and Democratic Initiatives in Kerala for Sustainability: Environmental Stress and Democratic Keeping it Real, continued fromKeeping it Real, 24 page 28 an unprecedented opportunity. We can choose to continue We opportunity. an unprecedented self- the ultimately of growth, on self-destructive Burnt Path back into balance with ecological realities. We face nothing less We back into balance with ecological realities. than the imperative to radically transform of doing things. our way Our energy crisis isn’t only about running orfuels fossil of out Our energycrisis isn’t about human It’s the dangers of climate change their use poses. bringand land our heal to need the and societiesour overshoot development processes.” development processes.” BECOMING THE PEOPLE OF THE SEVENTH FIRE lead in redeveloping themselves implementing policies that by install effective minimum will redistribute and income, wealth and institute drastically less energy-intensiveliving standards, unsustainable countries, and especially the US, to take the and especially the US, unsustainable countries, and social justice issues engage many of one’s neighbors and of one’s and social justice issues engage many can satisfying be created. relationships where Sometimes it is tedious, but mostly it’s interesting and can but mostly give interesting it’s Sometimes it is tedious, life—especially in a an expanded feeling of meaning in one’s community such as EcoVillage at Ithaca environmental where CONCLUSION we’ve learnedget the most out that to In our eight years at EVI, of building community. join the work must one of cohousing, pattern. And acquiring a home here is relatively expensive. These relatively is acquiring expensive. here And a home pattern. as well. likely communities are to be issues at other cohousing the local-area homogeneity, one possible reason derives from possible reason one homogeneity, the local-area origin and history: it the start, highly from homogeneous EVI’s not be attractivemay its existing demographic to those not fitting itself lacksitself could sizable a minority which EVI from population conceivably draw new members.

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At the very beginning, the authors introduce themselves. Theyconvincingly explain themselves. introduce the authors the veryAt beginning, My second thought goes further. Whatever you of the idea as such, might think you further. thought goes My second

But then we might re-think our reaction should we actually sit down to read it. For For it. actuallywe should read to down sit reaction our re-think might we then But T winter or so of the new country, this was the principal methodology of expansion. or so of the new country, argument by citing the grounding of the growing country of the growing argument by citing the grounding and theologies in the mores It was largely in these terms, especially Christianity. of practical and practiced religion, years one hundred first the For place. took unique expansion that America’s theyaver, union: Vermont, Texas, Utah’s Mormon state, Alaska and Hawai’i. The last two, being two, last The Hawai’i. and Alaska state, Mormon Utah’s Texas, Vermont, union: This kind of joining the union. offer further for Israel’s precedent non-contiguous, further filling out the they argue, exceptionalism”, “American is authenticallyexpansion kind of expansion methodology to embrace, as a new state, the state of Israel. They the state of Israel. as a new methodologykind of expansion state, to embrace, by recalling five that expansion studies of case 90-97, pp. illustrateup, it and sum it a very sometimes but the into admission by state state thorny conquest, not involved, THE FIRST 100 YEARS OR SO OF AMERICA’S EXPANSION THE FIRST 100 YEARS OR SO OF AMERICA’S replete with effortsThe first parton their part that the United is of the book to show the character and the States 100 years does have have) (or did for over the history, and in conflict resolution, that enables them to them enables that write and scholarly confidence with resolution, in conflict and authority about their idea. necessarily faces immense objections and immense resistance from embattled quarters. embattled quarters. necessarily from and immense resistance faces immense objections both in historical fact that they and experience, have the background of knowledge (c) to the weight of the arguments in favor of Israel joining the Unites States(c) to the weight of the arguments in favor (and vice will note that they you do not shy In this latter case, states. of 51 united versa) as one their proposal why the reasons with almost embarrassing candor, identifying, from away will have to admit, once you start reading, that the book is done with considerable, with considerable, is done that the book start you once reading, will have to admit, (a) to the nitty attention maybe gritty even unbelievable, itself (b) to the the situation of and one another, to in opposition posed the forces and strategies, clarification of policy, their background in mediation processes, call “a conflict fatigue point,” (CFP) such that fatigue point,” conflict “a call processes, their background in mediation at last to listen to a new thinking and action. of way be ready may the protagonists, they, up. That is my first thought, that the book should at least be read. has no solution Since read. should at least be that the book That is my first thought, up. at look not why life, in real through follow or even promising any gotten been found, with reached will what the authors, may have in the conflict The protagonists this one. citizens, that there has been a plethora of solutions advanced by a plethora has been a plethora advanced of people— of solutions that there citizens, solution, acceptable Maybe more one or if feasible, feasible, of whichnone have proved should be picked and sounding sufficiently is totally that off-beat, and one un-orthodox, one thing, you and I dear reader know by now, after years years and listening to of by now, know dear reader and I you thing, one and fellow militaryprophets, leaders, presidents, diplomats, politicians, pundits, experts, turns. Its authors, Ted Becker and Brian Polkinghorn, present an arresting idea. For For idea. an arresting present Becker and Brian Polkinghorn, Ted Its authors, turns. their callthe United States the 51st state of for Israel to become initially, most of us, point. or just plain beside the a gilded fantasy, far flung, will bit crazy, seem a A New Pathway to World Peace: From American From Nation First Global Empire to Peace: World to A New Pathway Wipf imprint an of Publications, Resource Becker and Brian Polkinghorn. Ted by and Stock 2017. Publishers, From American Global Nation First to Empire A New Pathway to World Peace: World to Pathway A New 2018

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(2017). As we go to press, we've learned that the publishers, learned that the to press, we've As we go (2017). I have long agreed with those who advocate for the “one- with those who advocate for the agreed I have long dialogue of the kind Becker more and Maybe by stimulating to Pathway New “A book their title BeckerPolkinghorn and Whether, however, attention and focus on “core interests” interests” “core and focus on attention however, Whether, a discovery by interests of its core to the authors, According American Politics Democracy Lexington Press, will issue the book in paperback in June. extricate Israel from the no-exit bind that threatens ominously. As ominously. extricate the no-exit bind that threatens Israel from “facts as opportunities” similar also finds one the book, reads one neighbors. for all of Israel’s latent if not directly present that are solution. state” core that focuses on promoting—dialogue are Polkinghorn and seem more solution this will make a one-state interests— That in turn might even lead to feasible and attractive. more of such as that advanced an unorthodoxconsideration solution by the authors of this book. and ambitious for the people of Israel They are Peace.” World They see that the sorrowful neighbors. the peoples of Israel’s yetand of not be sure, to making, all—ofof plight own their making— is bound up with the fate of the worldtheir own as a It is also bound up so verywhole. intimately with what happens laced turn, Being of an optimistic in and with the United States. a way they offer us—theytowards!— us push realism, with deep the peoples of the in spite of all, that, to think outside the box, world can great on this to live learn together and find a way strugglesThe Israel of plentywith and peace in planet all. for test case.THE in fact, If not, a test case. and its neighbors are interests actually are, they, the authors, offer to indicate enough the authors, they, actuallyinterests are, tiresomely usual and the departure from is a promising that this and rhetoric of blame. position-thumping, postures, repeated energyto lead could or would 51st the become to Israel within by interests core their on focus a resolute or whether state; Israel as a member- lead them to accept neighbors would Israel’s very are these things States, state of the United problematic. about a deep concern points: Israel would reveal at least these three an international to which Israel is becoming the alarming degree taking due stock the relatively of of the diminishing role pariah; United States world as the which can powerhouse only a mean diminishing securityIsrael overall for yearsthe in decadesand in the and the rising for fair representation agitation ahead; courageousand increasinglyby self-conscious government Israeli On this latter point the Israeli is Israel. whose homeland Palestinians into account the often and more will havegovernment to take more is non-Jewish, population fact that a full quarterignored of Israel’s can facts” “inconvenient Such a number definitelyon the increase. could that if drawn effectively, on also be seen as opportunities, BOOK REVIEW BOOK green horizon magazine horizon green

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30 agree with the authors’ assessments of what each nation’s core assessments of what each nation’s with the authors’ agree and find, lo and behold, lots of common ground. Failure to do soFailure ground. lots of common lo and behold, and find, resentments stand-pat in their fears, them to remaining condemns Whether will everyin reader the motivesand revenge. of case to make a clear distinction between “position” and “interests” “interests” and “position” to make a clear between distinction to do this, were If they with awareness (especially interests). core clearly more they interests would locate their core and readily, Becker and Polkinghorn base a good part base a good of their analysis of theBecker and Polkinghorn the nationsMiddledo something to need the quagmire—on East It is imperative for the protagonists involved have failed to do. ISRAEL AND ITS NEIGHBORS: POSITIONS VERSUS CORE INTERESTS world. Just exactly how a multi-polar world a multi-polar Just exactlyand a re-invented world. how 15) would cohere—this (p. ever expanding nation” “an America as I would think. furthersignals some for thought, food as its 51st member-state. But they also predict that “Thethat theyBut Americanpredict also member-state. 51st its as than expected. maybe sooner is faltering will and collapse, Empire” multi-polara things is towards of Theypoint out that the march to abandon ‘The American Empire.’” They seem to be saying that‘The to abandon American Empire.’” this (what would be a basic change of revolutionary proportions) is to be able join the United States for Israel a crucial pre-condition (p. 24) “has bacterial infection to a widespread analogous become 24) (p. 28) they write, A few the world pages later (p. on body politic.” and get it of their government control need to regain “Americans ascendant oligarchy. They of the earlier see it as the exact opposite ascendant oligarchy. idea of the United State as an ever believed nation expanding by “The they write American Empire,” will. to be God’s pioneers many into power with the election of George W. Bush in 2000. W. of George with the election into power hawkish imperialist backed takeover as it is by a global corporate they announced and promoted a “muscular, nuclear-tipped “muscular, a they announced and promoted “The for a New American which they dubbed Project empire,” in 1997 and catapulted PNAC They created (PNAC). Century.” the end of the 20th century. Pushing farther than ever a nakedly the end of the 20th century. amoral imperialist agenda and un-manifest of America destiny a militaristic(preaching brand of American exceptionalism), Nicolaus John Spykman (1893-1943). Building on the work of the work on Building Spykman John Nicolaus (1893-1943). of the imperialist the acme was takeover surge and these thinkers, at neo-cons and the Rumsfeld, Donald the riseof Dick Cheney, authors cite a skein of influential imperialist thinkers: Alfred Alfred of influential imperialistauthors cite a skein thinkers: Mackinder John (1861- Halford Mahan (1840-1914), Thayer and enormouslyan Britisherinfluential (1861-1945), 1945), The religious roots and moral roots thereof have faded away. have faded away. thereof and moral roots roots The religious increasingly secular for imperial splendor and expansion, Voices The decade decade. by have grown stridentand amoral), (and now flourishing. It started full scale with McKinley flourishing. at the now close Since what has gripped then American the of the 19thcentury. ruling cohorts (and then class) methodology is the of imperialism. But here is their problem. It looms large in their efforttheir in large looms It persuade to problem. their is here But the For us that America can in those terms. to expand continue methodology different a arisenhas years, 100-plus past is and A PROBLEM A PROBLEM

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green horizon magazine horizon green Ecological Politics: for Survival and Democracy Politics: Ecological It must be studied. studied. It must be Publishing Group. Lanham, New York and London, 2017. 2017. London, and York New Lanham, Publishing Group. Ecological Politics his essay, a book review essay it might be called, is my urgent attempt to urge you, to urge you, is my urgent attempt review it might be called, a book essay his essay, But be forewarned: or by crook. hook to obtain a copy of this book—by the reader, by John Rensenbrink. Lexington Books, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefied an imprint of the Rowman Lexington Books, Rensenbrink. by John This book has sufficient heft and precision to be deployed as a lever has sufficient heftThis book to be deployed and precision The book has that about it which recalls the gravitas of a “Das Kapital” or “Theor “DasKapital” whichit about that has recalls book The gravitasthe a of reading are since you So,

T This includes feminists, indebted college students and graduates, under- collegeindebted graduates, and students includesThis feminists, marginalized and racial ethnic groups, ex-workers, workers, employed health, energy, localization in food, life-style pioneers innovators, ecologists, scientists, Movement the 99% that the Occupation they are and education—the list is large: housing, andThe elite disorder the book. of 2011 coined and that Rensenbrink throughout mentions and rearranged be confronted he describesmalfunction must and recognizes throughout and ecological sanity for survival. But like any good warrior, you need to you and ecological sanity warrior, for survival. good But like any it must that is, be able to disassemble it and put it back together again, and then discussed in groups. and re-read be read so“connect” and that aims to empower “politics” into a new kind of systems. with all of dissatisfaction present factions disconnected many I need to make transforming America’s national government into a real into a real government national I need to make transforming America’s democracy a top priority life ASAP! in your relatively highlypart educated of a small, or evolved of citizen- group instrument advanced most politicalis book This philosophy’s activists. bringing for self-governance transformationpeaceful a about on based the philosophical and empirical collective of the many well- muscle oneself to free about (a) why illusions and delusions and dailyconditioned reinforced effete and abhorrent (b) the ugly, matter all that much; doesn’t “politics” kind of political systemthe extent (c) in which economic we actually live ; and evil rot of the American that is hell bent on Empire of the decay, and you why (d) and of humanityEarth; this future the on destroying I got into Rensenbrink’s “Ecological Politics,” the more I feltI graduatediligent a like more the “EcologicalPolitics,” Rensenbrink’s into got I to be grilled going about it by a scary aren’t So if you a book study why again. student once in a seminar or haveuber-professor to analyzedissertation? it in a final paper or thesis or to liftThe only reason such develop heavy philosophical lumber is to Papers.” Federalist it is not to be read. it is not to be read. But the farther since graduate50 years book school studied a ago. over I haven’t Frankly, 2018

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Thus, a fourth theme Rensenbrink advances is the tantalizing Thus, So, as Rensenbrink affirms, why should not the new the not should (quantum) why Rensenbrink as affirms, So, the new epistemology of uncertainty and the early and chaos, a newof onset world(artificialAI and robotics of intelligence), by A.D.) (2000 time ago some co-authored he cites a book, “The titled Future Christa Slaton, myself and my co-author, heavily in which quantum we relied upon Teledemocracy,” of principlesto derive hybrid a allow that would form of governance ( but which could be corrected in governance, power elites some by persons or overruled) by the voice of the people as expressed randomly and/or every at any i.e., levelselected by chance, of possibility for a new by beginning open to our species offered Being a devotee of the political applications of quantum theory. similarities), some (they share Taoism and quantum physics both Rensenbrink a new offers form a guideline of how of democracy if our species has realisticallymay to be, be imagined and come well into a new along Realizing that we are era of ICTs time. alongside Technologies), and Communication (Information scientific understanding of universal reality, i.e., quantum theory. theory. quantum i.e., reality, of universal understanding scientific theory of the 18th of the thinking much undergirded Newton’s a i.e., Americanof the Constitution, Fathers century Founding political system. time, for that new helped draft physics a new, a political system to create of modern now times help physics and on not rigid and probabilities causebased on and effect, Let’sinterconnectivity in lieu of separation? cut to the chase. Where governance, led to top-down Newtonian physics participatory networked leads to horizontal, quantum physics democracy—truly by the people, of the people, a government century. physics in the 20th 17th century physics government must be corrected in a similar way as Isaac Newton’s as Isaac Newton’s way the advent of quantum have been corrected by [A major] theme is that [A major] theme the American system of American the green horizon magazine horizon green This is a clarionThis call to radical change Thus, a new political system must be devised, if it is not a new political system be devised, must Thus, A third, and related, theme in the Rensenbrink repertoire, is in the Rensenbrink theme repertoire, and related, A third, Another theme that wends its way its way theme that wends Another

32 already too late, and it must be corrected by applying be corrected and it must this new too late, already every quark, and, yes, every duck, every meteor, every butterfly, every every yes, every butterfly, every duck, and, meteor, quark, every human being. precision, but that the truth of cosmic existence, including truththe that but cosmic existence, of precision, and lies in probabilities life Earth, and on solar system, Earth’s the interconnectivity of everything, every every atom, molecule, corrected by the advent of quantum physics in the 20th century. in the 20th century. by the advent physics of quantum corrected cosmos is is this? It is by understanding that the how And NOT a machine that operates kind of mathematical with some that the American system of government must be corrected in that the American be corrected system must of government 17th century have been physics as Isaac Newton’s a similar way states and global empires, gorging themselves gorging all on the riches states and global empires, “I can’t while almost everyone under the land, else is gurgling: breathe”. economic inventions saw a huge spurt inventions in the economic In short, the species. of power productive addicts running with power nation steep, more grew hierarchies alienated humans from any vital relationship vital relationship any alienated humans from another— to the land—as well as to one these social and even though and ironically, pattern was greatly aided and abetted by the so-called and its offspring, Enlightenment These have further the Industrial Revolution. into national empires, and national empires empires and national empires, into national day the present into its final degenerate form, perennial This corporateglobal plutocracy. These fissures turned families into tribes, turned families into tribes, These fissures clanstribes into clans, into feudal domains, states nation feudal states, states into nation into farms and domesticate animals, a fissure fissure a farmsinto domesticateand animals, began to form between humanity and the between and humans as well. environment, through this philosophical tapestrythrough is that when humanityand hunting turned from gatheringterratame to began and firma and atrocities that most likely that and atrocities will terminate Planet on the human presence Earth. and oligarchies—the vast “disconnect “between the master and “disconnect vast and oligarchies—the servantTherein class—have past fewthe formed over millennia. stupidities inequities, lies the fundamental A major theme is woven in various ways throughout the book: in variousA major theme is woven the book: ways throughout the super rich“It’s and whatever they form of government Allsorts hierarchies of political and economic stupid!” control, it is important touch to several base with themes. of his basic THEMES now. We are at Code Red. Red. are at Code We now. bealready might as he admits, frankly, which, is too late, it before But what kind of radical change? I’llthe case. But first to that. get

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Dramatic example: The Porto Alegre (Brazil)Participatory Alegre The Porto Dramaticexample: He argues that these politicalHe argues that these changes and an accompanying Budgeting method of direct democracyBudgeting method of direct started with neighborhood self-selected samples and went up to a city wide was Then there team selected by eachnegotiating neighborhood. level newa negotiation and any priorities and/or agenda items at the neighborhood upon back to and agreed had to be referred assemblies again (and again) until city-wide were consensuses Clearly by randomly this could be done reached. selected neighborhoodand randomly assemblies selected city-wide, articulated philosophy into a concerted is to transferarticulated movement philosophy their newimminent global destruction insights about the by all ruling classes a new and genuine democracy and how is literally Linked-in friends, a click Facebook their from or two away YouTube and followers, Twitter Instagram audience, colleagues, It can only will fullyThis revolution not be televised. viewers. variousmedia by the of mass happen—given control the total social media. “viral” on and sundry going oligarchies—by seven-pointnewa for guidelines of set party Greens the like on educating and emphasis The first is a strong (pages 236-245). urging party to support members campaigns election in their and building, community self-help, the in “participate to and sections effortsnew broad underway“ among economy already 236) He recallsthe chapter in which (p. of the American public. “The Return of the Local.” I Chapter l4, he details these efforts, this. he puts on applaud the emphasis supportdirect efforts for grassroots new for an emerging the exertions of a new political require partyeconomy dedicated imagined and a new form of realistically be democracy may democracy species has time. species has time. come to be, if our come to be, Rensenbrink offers a guideline of how green horizon magazine horizon green

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winter He ends the book quoting MartinHe ends the book Our is still ours to destiny It is not too late. and governing institutions and associated institutions and governing major political parties to deal competently and willingly with the unbelievable crises Both the earththat envelop and its peoples. he points out accelerating, factors are the with confronted are “We LutherKing. unfolding In this urgencyfierce of now. is such a there conundrum of life and history, cry may out We . . . . thing as being too late. desperately her passage, for time to pause in everyto but time is adamant and rushes plea Over on. jumbled and bleachedthe bones written civilizations are of numerous residues 254). (p. late.’ ‘Too the pathetic words, to roadmap the is “EcologicalPolitics” shape. for Americaa democratic and viable future Earth. rejuvenated a on humankind and of Americans most peoples of and among the earth biased and (hidden beneath the obscuring falsehoods of the mass media), that includeforces the gradual strengthening other The everywhere. Party of the Green of and deepening failure is a continued established corporate-dominated economic TED BECKER Walter G. Meyer Professor of Law at NYU Lawwas the first Professor of Political Science EmeritusSchool and is Chair and and Head and Alma Holladayat the University of Hawaii; He is the author of Professor Emeritus at Auburn University. Blame Capitalism:20 books including one in progress: “Don’t

It’s Oligarchy’s Fault.” Oligarchy’s It’s The first step on this new “long march” is to thoroughly study on this new The first step march” “long The next steps—some of this book. and digest the contents strictlysuggested above—are up to you. for survival One is a continued and democracy can take place. forward in the life at work transforming now of motion forces In the last chapter, In the last chapter, and viable future for forward to a new level. forward on a rejuvenated Earth. green horizon magazine horizon green America and humankind the intersection of which roadmap to a democratic roadmap to a democratic Rensenbrink specifies two historic compelling factors “Ecological Politics” is the “Ecological Politics” can and will sweep history among the public even after decades of vigorous activity? after decades of public even among the

So why does the Green Party of the United States gain so little traction so little traction States gain of the United Party does the Green So why In the last chapter, Rensenbrink specifies two historic In the last chapter, Up to now, the ever obvious more Up to now, This Porto Alegre process of direct direct of process Alegre This Porto

34 historyforward levela newa to whichin changefundamental level, Newtonian, 18th century Newtonian, system oligarchic will still prevail. of which cancompelling factors the intersection and will sweep system will have prevailed. Even if the Democrats wipe out the system will have prevailed. and replace 2018 election Republican November in the Party outmoded the ancient, “The with Good Cop,” “The Bad Cop” billionaire class classbillionaire the poor and working robbing in broad is Trump Even if enough. that still apparently isn’t daylight, present the thereafter, soon or 2018 in impeachedresigns or to realizeto drastically we need that changepolitical our system. III. War a nuclearof World threat growing the with Ditto Even of a when we add the increasingly obvious abomination destructive climate change is not enough to get a large swath of the American population citizens’ attention focused on such focused on dramatic attention citizens’ changes—particularly all advocated those in “Ecological Politics”? themselves—and not?—the democratic why now. and all here the in right are tools there to get anything way or any But is there PEACEFUL REVOLUTION BECKONS, BUT... if the people want to empower Thus, Kingdom, Australia, France and Taiwan. It Taiwan. and France Australia, Kingdom, down. no signs of slowing shows Budgeting Project, it is now used in about it is now Budgeting Project, 150 North 1,500 Latin American cities, in the United and some American ones, laterally, and has many variations to suit many and has laterally, including the increasing diverse cultures, Participatory to the According use of ICTs. democracy globally has spread in only three growing is and use, wide in is decades, because it is effective at redistributing wealth negotiation process at each level process negotiation could easily be skyped the to levels input. lower for direct then state-wide, then nation-wide negotiator-legislators. The negotiator-legislators. then nation-wide then state-wide,

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Steve Welzer’s piece, I felt, much more captured the essence more much I felt, piece, SteveWelzer’s Having lived among Hawaiians in hawai’iin Hawaiians livedHaving among years36 for and get “don’t RensenbrinkJohn that socialists makes the point Again, this is certainly true regarding the USSR and China, this is certainly the USSR and China, trueAgain, regarding crises. It merely clearscrises. the political landscape so that we can plant seeds of rational,ecologically-based methods and institutions with Nature. compatible problem “A yet he too makes this claim: of what I was saying, supposedly with socialism is that it prescribes ONE way—a best This too misses advocateduniversal for application.” system, forms of namely INVENT that we need to my main point, balanced, gender non-hierarchical, cooperative, (i.e. socialism now also with great appreciation for the First Peoples of Maine, of Maine, for the First appreciation Peoples also with great now honorable, (righteous, “pono” I unite with that ancient and Mother. with our Great relationship responsible) appropriate, fulfills this envision I eco-socialism the conception, my In being frugal ecologically, perspective in a modern context, an effort and with to energetically our great cooperative, restore land and the air itself rivers, lakes, oceans, forests, commons, pervadenow that the contaminations from them all. it” He says to the primacy with regard of ecological wisdom. “They modifying or mean thereby “eco-socialism” of the term This is not even diluting ecology with socialism.” to make it fit it”at all what I have I very in mind! “get that we face an much ecological societies do not rapidly if catastrophe unprecedented That change MUST entail the dismantling of both change. corporatecapitalism capitalismstate AND masquerading as with a and its replacement socialism (think USSR and China), ones) bio-regional variety of societies (hopefully smaller, much mode in which (hence social-ist) is the dominant cooperation with concur I small-scalefor entrepreneurships. provision with of corporate point that the elimination capitalism Rensenbrink’s to the ecological but not sufficient solution a necessary, provides and likely history). has a somewhat (Cuba different North Korea She do with what I am proposing. this has little to But again, self- for decentralized, “advocate that I does note in passing but then dismisses this and small scale societies,” sufficient, point as though it is irrevocably the concept separated from asserting that a generic of eco-socialism that I am advocating, socialism necessarily of “usingconcept rather involves up nature .” . . of being partthan living in full awareness of nature. what first green horizon magazine horizon green Letters # 35 (last Fall) to my # 35 (last Fall) Green Horizon #34 of a year ago, “Green Party and Party “Green #34 of a year ago,

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GreenHorizon spring / Further, she asserts, “Both capitalist and socialist governments she asserts, Further, When Aimee L. Cree DunnWhen Cree saysL. Aimee in her opening paragraph, I did feel the valid rather when I was reading misunderstood winter land.” nurturing engagement with Nature. Of course! nurturing engagement with Nature. the with relationship self-sufficient their from people remove reconceived eco-socialism that goes in a direction completely direction a in goes that eco-socialism reconceived she critiques a straw In short, congruent with her perspective. She writes have not me. a mutually correctly that we must man, she goes on to elaborate with reference to honoring the inherent to honoring the inherent to elaborate with reference on she goes which with I fully is one agree. culture, Native of wisdom her critique completely misses my point of a radically However, and prevents our questioning the basic assumptions of Western Western of the basic assumptions and prevents our questioning cultural and massive social, thought that have caused today’s which Her critique, destruction in the first place.” environmental “Keeping to a the discourse confined choice between capitalism locks us into the urban-industrial model, however, and socialism, a scale consistent with local supervision . .. .We allow creative creative allow .We a scale with local consistent supervision .. . small businesses to operate of a decentralized within the context cooperative economy.” bureaucracies of the late USSR and contemporaryand USSR late the of bureaucracies also I China.) “But these enterpriseswrote to be run need within the context ecological and human rightsof reasonable parameters and at cooperative enterprises” (references in the previous paragraph)the previous in cooperative (references enterprises” (instead of either the dominant “were structures?” dominant the feudal-like corporate structures we detest and the centralized the authors’ responses, for the most part, thought they were thought they were for the most part, responses, the authors’ even though I had tried to be cleartaking me to task, that I “What I had said, if these instance, For in their critiques. shared criticisms of the first few at socialism that ended up attempts as authoritarian democracy on bureaucracies—light and heavy these criticisms It seemed as though by making centralism. on came to mind was the mid sixties song “I’m just a soul whose a just “I’m came song sixties mid the was mind to let me be misunderstood!” Please don’t good. are intentions As I read the response in response the As I read article for a Marriage?” but is there Engagement, Socialism: TO THE EDITOR, Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Be Me Let Don’t Please 2018

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party. Our nonpartisan job is not to be the leader of any party. back Our and elect candidates, job is to recruit, group. protest out groups lots of protest are There so that they can be leaders. as a political but our work, is valuable, and their work there, the only are We — it is essential. than valuable is more party, at the place those who abuse power to meet entity empowered When them. they most fear — and replace — the ballot box The answer should be crystal clear. The Greens are a political are The Greens The answer should be crystal clear. The Greens need to focus on sending a few need to focus on people to the The Greens As per my writings Horizon for Green the past few years I am and love, Peace Quite a few small groups of Greens, LibertariansQuite and a few of Greens, smallgroups candidates in deep and are broad we be that to so need We Same of sort regions needs to happen in different process of

leaders like Tulsi Gabbard, Nina Turner, Jill Stein, Andrew Jill Andrew Stein, Turner, Nina Gabbard, Tulsi leaders like others. and many Jones, Van Ellison, Keith Kimbrell, like “independents” asking keep and of Representatives House Bernie Sanders label themselves to and Ralph Nader Green Libertarian“local that Socialists building peace economies” and satisfying sociocultural resilient traditions. will promote few US and quite a Transition Schumacher Society, Codepink, a on people to conferences other organizations need to invite “united against fascism" theme. front still hoping for the emergence of a GOOD (Global Organization a and caring Of Democracies) promote would that Nature for into the forseeable future. “resources” fair sharing of Her EDITOR, TO THE WhatNeeded ‘s politics is the in presidential I feel stronglya united front that still having national IF we are that is, best possibility we have, 2020. in 2018 and elections a list of 10 to to meet regularlyIndependents need to discuss: pick in 2020 and the best 20 unifying candidates for President candidates to pair with each a list of vice-presidential of those 6; “sunshine Plus lists of more 6 and an alternate for each veep. this. on worked have already The Greens cabinet” possibles. including on more people not some many They to work need would be another wise use This just yet. “greens” identifying as and fund raising. effort, of time, for the worst IF things get really nastyprepared in terms of collapse. economic fighting, street scapegoating, people start and young emerge USA so that hidden talents to for themselves future with on-coming resilient see a sustainable, TO THE EDITOR, 1. Are we Greens a political party or not? a political we Greens Are LETTERS Virginia green horizon magazine horizon green B. Sidney SmithB. Jon Olsen, Maine Olsen, Jon co-chair GPUS Outreach co-chair Committee of socialism concordant with the advancement of a with of socialism concordant leftcommunitarian of a diverse and an ultimate vision and decentralized world.” Green “I could support an advocacy of socialism in the Green kind platform—but a reconceived Party only if it’s co-chair Maine Green Party co-chair Independent Our is not to solve task as Greens a 140-year-old European I suggest that the persistent discussions pitting capitalismI suggest that the persistent discussions Amen. Welzer concludes with the following, with which I concur: with which I concur: concludes following, with the Welzer The characteristics of the eco-socialism I envision are the The characteristics are I envision of the eco-socialism

36 work of imagination that lies before us. If there is anything If there us. that lies before of imagination work it is this. worth pulling together around, will include the freedom for people to be their own economic economic will include own for people to be their the freedom but it will be Marxist, place the common It also won’t agents. have scarcely begun the important We privateweal before gain. imagine the economy of the future, based on the based on of the future, but to imagine the economy debate, Grass Roots SocialWisdom, Justice, Ecological Pillars: Four it but capitalism, be won’t It Non-Violence. and Democracy, and they are not solutions for a de-industrializing, 21st century for a de-industrializing, not solutions and they are world facing ecosystem collapse. the habit of thinking in either/or terms about them. I’m staunchly I’m termseither/or in thinking of habit the them. about were solutions but I also recognize that Marx’s anti-capitalist, centralizing 19th century industrializing, for an solutions world, Have done with binaryHave done capitalism/socialism! thinking re fall into likely more to bear fruitversus socialism are if we don’t TO THE EDITOR and ambition, some income differential is appropriate, to be is appropriate, differential income some and ambition, determined after debate. much must have of leveling a significantmust so that degree of income recognizing people nor billionaires, homeless neither are there capability that due to differing responsibility, levels of education, capitalist class and the bureaucratic manages of state capitalism, capitalistclass capitalism, state of manages bureaucratic the and majoritythe to transferred and broadly class, working defined, we Further, collectively them empowering society. to govern the 20th century. private the from political and control economic of removal Nature-centered) that do not yet exist. Such will in inventions yet do not that exist. Nature-centered) the corporate both repudiate globalist practice as well theory, as the centralizedmodel and at socialism of misguided attempts

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It is my assertion that approval voting is third-party voting It is my assertion that approval friendly There are other misstatements in his piece. For example, in example, For other misstatements in his piece. are There his reply in Richie did not deal with the serious Second, parties third ought to In terms of voting system reform, is third-party friendlyThe argument that IRV is puzzling in a seat on the decision making board and an equal voice in in voice equal an and board making decision the on seat a decisions. evidence actually that a given strong is coalition If there does his part. misstatements on is the issue of some there First, the extreme. Australia, for instance, has used IRV to elect its has used IRV for instance, Australia, the extreme. nothing has done That since 1918. House of Representatives the two-partyto break duopoly in that body or to give third Whyparties doesn’t meaningful participation in that House. Richie this given acknowledge its importance parties for third in thinking about alternative voting systems? and empirical the theoretical while based on evidence it is clear every voting, a clear voter has Under approval is not. that IRV election, not because of any preferences on my part on about the because not preferences of any election, but because that on the data candidatesRichieas implied, clearlyelection in the part a weakness on demonstrate of IRV in the outcomes. preferences voters’ reflecting Runoff Elections his piece Richiethat Plurality stated Voting, only the in single- used ones “are Voting and Ranked Choice everywherewinner elections at every in the world, level of United which is patently false. without exception,” government, the ruling voting in partyRussia, approval has used in Russia, its open primary for single-member districts elections in the last Dumaand previous (parliamentary) elections. its suchperverse as its monotonicity failures, of IRV problems well and its erratic set out in behavior whichspoiler problems are Sir of Electoral“Principles Reform” Michael Dummett’s book 1997). (Oxford University Press, Whether 1) a voting systembe concerned about two things: candidatehas a tendency or to elect the most representative Whether and 2) preferences a voting candidates given voters’ system is third-party friendly. that, I’d consider changingthat particular my stance in consider case. I’d that, Unfriendly is Third-Party Voting Ranked Choice TO THE EDITOR, to my effort to respond While Rob Richie’s I appreciate I find it unsatisfactoryon RCV, 2017 piece on Summer/Fall two grounds. VT IRV Burlington, in my piece I cited the 2009 instance, For LETTERS green horizon magazine horizon green

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spring / [generally lacking] rightly openness when another group questionable, or to hide behind it for something it, questions activity. or pretend incompetence or to excuse as long as they like, and trot it out only and trot when it serves as they like, as long their is most likely to be Which, given the basic agenda, purpose. their like to prove want it used, at a time when we wouldn’t repeat repeat, or I could try that might actually something repeat, repeat change things. from being a political party, and a loser’s game. I’ve already I’ve already game. and a loser’s being a political party, from and left it it, learned from of that with my life, a lot done repeat because out that I could I figured Party, for the Green from any form of leadership, other than in the most token and other than in the most token form of leadership, any from by presence, influence is purchased real No form. presentable is a distraction once there, and fighting for an equitable say, organized by folks whose agenda, whether they are conscious conscious they whether are organizedagenda, whose by folks is to exclude not like themselves folks who are of it or not, ballot status or for a GP candidate. Or to sign up volunteers up sign to Or ballotcandidate. GP a for or status or to gather candidate campaign donations. for a candidate, Or to distribute candidate literature. work. I think it is great to wear a GP Tee at such events, or at such events, Tee to wear a GP great I think it is work. better visibility But for visibility. carry a GP sign or banner, is to carry for and gather signatures a clipboard at that event, some protest activity [and fill out the crowd, or speak, if asked]. if asked]. speak, or activityprotest some [and fill crowd, the out But onlythat it does not interfere to the extent my party with Merely our name means they lending will keep that name My experience with coalitions is that they are generallyMy experiencethat they is with coalitions are Other coalitions are about protest. I, as an individual, support as an individual, I, about protest. Otherare coalitions lending a name and engaging in internecine battle for and influence. recognition actually draw people to vote, and ballot measures that are in that are and ballot measures actually draw people to vote, the party taken by line with positions our candidates and will draw of voters. our kind support us endorsing and working for ballot measures, and support ballot for measures, and working us endorsing because ballot measures do that, to to coalitions belonging we squander that for taking to the streets, we betray ourselves betray we streets, to the for taking that we squander and we Green have the people who and we betray registered as a whole. the populace betray The exception is where joining a coalition does more than does more joining a coalition is where The exception To the extent it does not interfere with candidate work, I not interferethe extent it does candidate with work, To There are coalitions which give coalitions each member organization are There The exception is where joining means, automatically, power. power. automatically, joining means, is where The exception So guarding our name would require vigilance on our part, our part, vigilance on So our name would require guarding a waste. — again, response and an official Any group which illegally group Any such tries activities to bar us from and it is not the side on, whose side they are shown has already of the people or the planet. ballot box, and wrest power from them by replacing them. To To them. replacing them by from power and wrest ballotbox, can about Tee banner or than any do these things says more to change things. if we are what needs to be done And, always, to have voter registration forms. This kind of forms. to have voter registration always, And, protestors other becauseit shows is truepresence leadership, at the is to meet the bastards form of protest that the strongest winter 6. 6. 5. 5. 4. 4. 3. 3. 2. 2. 2018

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Christian politics when, in Christian when, politics Taken from his daily column Taken The Last Word it pretends to be a bastion of to be a bastion it pretends Trump administration is that administration Trump all of whom are frowned upon upon frowned are all of whom mongers, hypocrites, idolaters, idolaters, hypocrites, mongers, (for this Issue of Green Horizon) fact, it is comprised in no small fact, part of despoilers, usurers, war- usurers, part of despoilers, and groupies of false prophets— and groupies The United States gives Israel $4 BILLION a yearwill and The United States gives Israel $4 BILLION Until the United States the stops giving Israel government reviewed page 29 in this issue of on It’s All About Palestine About All It’s TO THE EDITOR: and will never betweenThere Palestine solution state a one be the United Statesdoes not want it and Israel government Israel. Whitehouse) it is all Israel or and (Congress not want it, does nothing. to held 1/3 of Congress over for the next 10 years and allows dual citizenship. The United States of dual citizenship, money and stops the America bitch. will alwaysbe Israel’s to have a invited are Evey and the reader Mr. Note: [Editor’s intriguing at an look alternative to the Israeli/Palestine solution It is Becker and Brian Polkinghorn. Ted by in a book quagmire LETTERS Michigan California green horizon magazine horizon green Gerald A Gerash

John Howard Wilhelm John Howard The platform of the Green Party in proposing a one state a one in proposing Party The platform of the Green Given what I know about the single transferableGiven what I know vote (STV), For some reason Richie appears troubled by the fact that some by the fact that some Richie appears troubled reason some For And in doing so, it is not subject to the behavioral problems to the behavioral it is not subject problems in doing so, And Approval voting does a good job of electing the most electing the most job of does a good voting Approval

38 solution is in the best fascist tradition of eliminating Jews. of eliminating Jews. best fascist tradition is in the solution Shame you! on for Jews and Palestinians, please remove my name from your your my name from please remove for Jews and Palestinians, do And organization. all other lists of your mailing list and from me. not contact TO THE EDITOR, 2017] [Summer/Fall of the articleAs a result by Miko Peled advocacy state one a of Party’s Green the whichin discovered I Strong “NO!” to One State solution “NO!” One State Strong to have read Dummett’s book, or, if they have, have not understood if they have, or, Dummett’shave read book, that will do to push for a voting systemit and continue like IRV parties. and third so little for better elections Representation Act. STV all the perversities suffers from Act. of IRV Representation as Sir Dummett Michael It so well demonstrated in his book. do not seem to is a scandal associated with FairVote that those doesn’t have a realistic chance. have a realistic doesn’t support Fair of the I find myself deeply by Richie’s troubled to cast more than one vote such as when theyto cast than one have two more or more equally favorite candidates or when they to participate want in in which choice their favorite in an election the real candidate voting. Such only voting surely considers makes sense if a voter voting. other on It also makes sense candidateone fit for an office. voters have an incentive But in other situations as well. grounds encountered by IRV. encountered to vote for onlyvoters will candidatecontinue one approval under representative candidate—that by the candidate representative approved of voters. largest number incentive always to give her favorite to his or a vote candidate even or she is a third-party if he candidate.

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